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Mishkat al-Masabih 2227

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Authentic graded by Al-Albani Mishkat al-Masabih 2227

وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يُسْتَجَابُ لِلْعَبْدِ مَا لَمْ يَدْعُ بِإِثْمٍ أَوْ قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمٍ مَا لَمْ يَسْتَعْجِلْ» . قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الِاسْتِعْجَالُ؟ قَالَ:

" يَقُولُ: قَدْ دَعَوْتُ وَقَدْ دَعَوْتُ فَلَمْ أَرَ يُسْتَجَابُ لِي فَيَسْتَحْسِرُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ وَيَدَعُ الدُّعاءَ "

He reported God’s messenger as saying, “A servant is granted an answer provided he does not ask for anything sinful or for breaking ties of relationship, and provided he does not demand an answer quickly.” On being asked what demanding an answer quickly meant, God’s messenger replied, “It is when he says he has prayed and prayed and does not think he will be answered, so he grows weary in such circumstances and gives up supplication.” Muslim transmitted it.

Reported by Muslim (No. 2735c). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 2227).

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Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Authenticصَحِيحٌ The hadith تحقيق مشكاة المصابيح
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  • AuthenticMuslim صحيح — صحيح مسلم (2735)
  • Good (hasan)Ibn al-Qattan حسن — الوهم والإيهام (5/829)

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 2735c

The supplication of the servant is granted in case he does not supplicate for sin or for severing the ties of blood, or he does not become impatient. It was said: Allah's Messenger, what does:" If he does not grow impatient" imply? He said: That he should say like this: I supplicated and I…

لاَ يَزَالُ يُسْتَجَابُ لِلْعَبْدِ مَا لَمْ يَدْعُ بِإِثْمٍ أَوْ قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمٍ مَا لَمْ يَسْتَعْجِلْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الاِسْتِعْجَالُ قَالَ ‏"‏ يَقُولُ قَدْ دَعَوْتُ وَقَدْ دَعَوْتُ فَلَمْ أَرَ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (5935)لا يَزَالُ يُسْتَجَابُ لِلْعَبْدِ مَا لَمْ يَدْعُ بِإِثْمٍ أَوْ قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمٍ ، مَا لَمْ يَسْتَعْجِلْ ، قِيلَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ! مَا الاسْتِعْجَالُ ؟ ، قَالَ : يَقُولُ : قَدْ دَعَوْتُ ، وَقَدْ دَعَوْتُ ، فَلَمْ يُسْتَجَبْ لِي ، فَيَسْتَحْسِرُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ ، وَيَدَعُ الدُّعَاءَ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (988)لا يَزَالُ يُسْتَجَابُ لِلْعَبْدِ مَا لَمْ يَدْعُ بِإِثْمٍ ، أَوْ قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمٍ ، مَا لَمْ يَسْتَعْجِلْ . قِيلَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، مَا الاسْتِعْجَالُ ؟ قَالَ : يَقُولُ : يَا رَبِّ قَدْ دَعَوْتُ ، وَقَدْ دَعَوْتُ ، فَمَا أَرَاكَ تَسْتَجِيبُ لِي ، فَيَدَعُ الدُّعَاءَ

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