To Much Dua = Ungrateful?

[ultra]

Salam all.

I know we are told to ask help from our Lord. But isn't to much asking a sign of being ungrateful.

So if someone prays and make Dua everytime the same thing. Is that bad in someway?

[Hameedeh]

What if Allah SWT was going to answer someone's dua the very next time of asking, but that person stopped making dua? 

[Miss Wonderful]

how is that being ungrateful? you are being humble, because you are asking Allah for HIS  help, which means you acknowledge the fact that you are nothing without Him and need His help..........Allah wants you to ask Him for help anywayz...

[Ethics]

there is NO such thing as too much supplcations

[Purged]

ws

lol you're so fortunate and so blessed. some of us don't even bother supplicating. we just offer namaz and bounce.

even if it's a shoe lace you want to purchase. supplicate! Allah loves hearing the voice of His servant supplicating to Him.

please keep all of us in your duas. God bless you.

[Jaafar al-Shibli]

السلام عليكم

 

Salam all.
I know we are told to ask help from our Lord. But isn't to much asking a sign of being ungrateful.

So if someone prays and make Dua everytime the same thing. Is that bad in someway?

 

This is erroneous and delusional. Du‘ā (supplicating to Allāh) is a form of worship to Allāh (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ), highly emphasized in the Qur'ān whereby in fact, it's impermissible (Harām) to desist from, if one feels haughtiness: 

 

١. عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسى ، عَنْ حَرِيزٍ ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ : عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عليه‌ السلام ، قَالَ : « إِنَّ اللهَ ـ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ـ يَقُولُ : ( إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ داخِرِينَ )» قَالَ : « هُوَ الدُّعَاءُ ، وَأَفْضَلُ الْعِبَادَةِ الدُّعَاءُ ». قُلْتُ : ( إِنَّ إِبْراهِيمَ لَأَوّاهٌ حَلِيمٌ ) ؟ قَالَ : « الْأَوَّاهُ هُوَ الدَّعَّاءُ ».

 

1-Alī b. Ibrāhīm, from his father, from Ḥamād b. ‘Īsā, from Ḥarīz, from Zurārah: from Abī Ja‘far (عليه‌ السلام), said: "Allāh the almighty and exalted says: 'Indeed, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell [rendered] contemptible'[40:60]",So he (عليه‌ السلام) said: "It is the Du‘ā, and the best of worship is Du‘ā". So I said (the verse): "Indeed the 'Awā (Li-Awāhu:لأواه) of Abraham was forbearing"[9:114] , so he (عليه‌ السلام) said: "al-Awāhu is the Du‘ā".

 

Source:

•  al-Kulaynī, al-Kāfī, vol. 4, Book. 6, Ch. 1, N. 1, pg. 297

 

 

٥. عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسى :عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ عليه‌السلام ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ : « ادْعُ ، وَلَاتَقُلْ : قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ ؛ فَإِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ ، إِنَّ اللهَ ـ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ـ يَقُولُ : ( إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ داخِرِينَ ) وَقَالَ : ( ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ) »

 

5- Alī b. Ibrāhīm, from his father, from Hamād b. ‘Īsa, from Abī ‘Abd Allāh (عليه‌ السلام), said: I head him say: "Supplicate (to Allāh), and do not say: 'that the matter has become void'; For the Du‘ā is the worship (‘Ibādah), Allāh the almighty and exalted says: 'Indeed, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell [rendered] contemptible'[40:60], and He (also) said: 'Call upon Me; I will respond to you.'[40:60].

 

Source:

• al-Kulaynī, al-Kāfī, vol. 4, Book. 6, Ch. 1, N. 5, pg. 299

 

 

٦. أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ ، عَنْ سَيْفٍ التَّمَّارِ ، قَالَ :سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ عليه‌السلام يَقُولُ : « عَلَيْكُمْ بِالدُّعَاءِ ؛ فَإِنَّكُمْ لَاتَقَرَّبُونَ بِمِثْلِهِ ، وَلَاتَتْرُكُوا‌ عِنْدَ صَغِيرَةً لِصِغَرِهَا أَنْ تَدْعُوا بِهَا ؛ إِنَّ صَاحِبَ الصِّغَارِ هُوَ صَاحِبُ الْكِبَارِ ».

 

6-Abū Alī al-Ash`arī, from Muḥammad b. 'Abd al-Jabār, from Ibn Abī Najrān, from Sayf al-Tamār, said: I heard Abā ‘Abd Allāh (عليه‌ السلام) saying: "Embark upon Du‘ā (supplication); For you will never come close to something like it, and do not leave supplicating for something small, due to its littleness; For the person of small things (/needs), is the person of big things (/needs)"

 

Source:

• al-Kulaynī, al-Kāfī, vol. 4, Book. 6, Ch. 1, N. 6, pg. 299-300.

 

 

All the narrations above are Mu`tabar (reliable). I have written an extensive article on the subject: [link] 

 

 

Wa `al-salam

[AhlulBayt_313]

Salam,

 

Imam Amir ul-Mu`mineen `Ali (A.S.) said:

 

"If a praying person knew to what extent he was surrounded by His Mercy, he would never raise his head from (the state of) prostration."

 

[Tasnif al-Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 175]

 

 

The Holy Prophet Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÂáå said:

 

"At the (appointed) time of every prayer (salat), I hear a caller who calls and says:

 

"O children of Adam! Keep up prayers in order to extinguish the fire you have lit against yourselves (by committing sins)."

 

[Mustadrak-ul-Wasa`il, vol. 3, p. 102]

 

 

Imam al-Baqir (A.S.) said:

 

"He who repents of his sins is as the one who has not any (burden of) sin."

 

[Wasa`il-u-Shi`ah vol. 16, p. 74]

 

 

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said:

 

"When a believing Muslim frequently asks Allah for forgiveness, his record (of deeds) will ascend while it will be glowing."

 

[Makarim-ul-Akhlaq, p. 313]

Edited October 6, 2015 by AhlulBayt_313

[Sumayyeh]

Salam Alyakum,

 

Jazakallah Khair for the powerful Hadith .... عَلَيْكُمْ بِالدُّعَاءِ....

Simply looking at those two words from one of the Hadith above is so Strong....it's a commandment: Embark upon Dua (it feels even stronger if you're familiar with Arabic...it's implying that never give up on it; it's your duty to continuously ask from Allah; always be in the state of making Dua)

 

One more point that I just wanted to add: Even if you do not receive a reply to your dua, do not assume that you've already made Dua for it so you can stop. On the contrary, continuously make Dua for it. It may very well be that Allah loves listening to you making Dua and continuously requesting (This following hadith is so heartwarming :0 )

 

Imam Baghir: امام باقر ـ علیه السّلام ـ می‌فرمایند: «خداوند اجابت دعای مومن را به تاخیر می‌اندازد به خاطر اینکه مشتاق شنیدن صدای اوست و می‌گوید صدایی است که شنیدنش را دوست دارم و دعای منافق را هر چه زودتر اجابت می‌کند و می‌فرماید: صدایی است که از شنیدن آن بیزارم.»[13]

Allah stalls the reply to the Dua of a Momin (Believer) because He (Allah) is eager to listen to his voice and says, This is the sound that I like to hear, and (whereas) He (Allah) answers very quickly the Dua of the Munafiq (Hypocrite) and says, This is the sound that I am disgusted by. 

 

Source: علامه مجلسی، بحارالانوار، ج 90، ص 296. 

Allameh Majlisi, Biharul Anwar, 90th Volume, page 296. 

 

Imam Sadegh has also reported that Dua has the power to change destiny after its request has become extremely strong, so make much Dua, for Dua is the Key to Mercy, and it is just like a door that can only take so much pounding, before that door is extremely close to getting opened. 

 

Source:  اصول كافي، ج4، ص232، ط اسلاميه ـ فلاح السائل، ص28

Usool Kafi, 4th volume, page 232

 

[Repentant]

Salam all.

I know we are told to ask help from our Lord. But isn't to much asking a sign of being ungrateful.

So if someone prays and make Dua everytime the same thing. Is that bad in someway?

 

The ungrateful one is the person who never makes dua. Allah (swt) tells us all is through him. Every sustenance you receive, whether money, health, food, etc, is all through him. We should always be in dua. One who makes dua every day is doing something great.

[StarryNight]

^I don't think the OP denied that everything is from Allah swt, rather he is concerned that asking too much for something may be ungratefulness because that may mean that you are not please with what Allah swt is giving you.

 

To be honest, I've had trouble with this concept as well, I'm actually afraid to ask things for myself, I have no problem asking things for others but when it comes to asking something for myself I'm afraid I don't know why, I don't know when this happened. I thank Allah swt for everything he gives me everyday and I just say to please give me the best, but if I think of asking for something specific I feel bad, I feel like ashamed, I sort of think that how do I dare ask for more when everything I have is khair from Allah.

 

I used to not being like this :( 

[ultra]

^I don't think the OP denied that everything is from Allah swt, rather he is concerned that asking too much for something may be ungratefulness because that may mean that you are not please with what Allah swt is giving you.

Yes, that's what I meant.

Thnx for all replies

Edited October 6, 2015 by ultra

[Abu'l Khattab]

This verse is the perfect response to your question, and was also used by the Imams to prove that reciting Du'as is better than reciting the Qur'an.


Say, "What would my Lord care for you if not for your supplication?" For you [disbelievers] have denied, so your denial is going to be adherent. (25:77)

 

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