Why our prayers are not answered?

Hasnain`s Life - Why Prayers are not answered?
posted by hasnain
July 19, 2012

One day a Sufi saint Ibrahim Adham was passing through the bazaar in the city of Basra when he was surrounded by people who said to him: “O Ibrahim! Allah (SWT) has stated in the Noble Qur’an that: “Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer)”; we call upon Allah (SWT) but our prayer is not answered. Why Prayers are not answered?

Ibrahim Adham said: “The reason is because your hearts have died due to ten things so that your supplications have no sincerity as your hearts are not pure and free of contamination.”

They asked: “What are those ten issues?” Ibrahim Adham replied:

01: First and foremost you have accepted Allah (SWT) but have not repaid His claim.
02: You have recited the Noble Qur’an but have not practiced it.
03: You profess your love of the Holy Prophet of Islam (saw), but are opposed to his Household (AS).
04: You claim to have enmity with Shaitan (Satan) but in practice you are in agreement with him.
05: You say that you are fond of heaven but in order to enter heaven you have not done anything.
06: You said that you were afraid of the Hell Fire, but have thrown your bodies in to it.
07: You were busy slandering and criticizing people but were ignorant of your own shortcomings and faults.
08: You said that you didn’t like the world but are greedily following it.
09: You confess to the reality of death but don’t prepare yourself for it.
10: You have buried the dead but haven’t taken a lesson or guidance from it.

These are the 10 practices (Ten Reasons) which cause prayers to remain unanswered.
“Prayer is not a spare wheel that you pull out when YOU ARE IN TROUBLE, It is a steering wheel that keeps you on the right path throughout your life.”

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The importance of acquiring religious knowledge

Reward of One Hundred Rakahs [Salat] for One Ayat

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June 24, 2012

The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “O Abu Dharr! If you learn one verse from The Book of Allah (The Quran), it is better for you than to voluntarily pray one hundred rakahs; and if you learn a category of knowledge (religion), regardless if it is applied or not, it is better for you than to voluntarily pray one thousand rakahs.” [Sunan Ibn Majah]

The reason that acquiring religious knowledge has so much superiority over praying nafl rakahs is because of the potential of much greater benefit to oneself and society as a result of knowledge of the Deen. The rules Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) has set out for mankind are for our worldly benefit, as well as for earning everlasting happiness and perfection that can only be enjoyed in the Akhirah [hereafter]. Even if a person does not initially translate their knowledge of right and wrong into action, the possibility exists that they may do so. On the other hand, without guidance one wanders around blindly.

We can start earning the reward of a hundred nafl rakahs daily by learning one ayat, its meaning and implications, every day. Similarly, we can hope for great reward from Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) for acquainting ourselves with ahadith, one of the two major sources of Islam. :) :)