The
Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) once said:
"As
Allah Himself is above all blemishes, likewise, He blesses with His grace only
the unblemished things. He enjoins upon the Muslims, what He has laid down for
His Prophets. He says in His Holy Book:
"O,
Prophets! Eat of the good things and do right. Lo! I am aware of what ye
do." (XXIII: 51)
"O
Ye who believe Eat of the good things where-with we have provided you."
(11: 172)
Then
the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihd wasallam) did mention of a person who is a wayfarer
with disheveled hair and dusty clothes: raising his hands towards the heaven,
he calls out: "O, Allah! O, Allah!" but his food, drink and dress all
were from haraam sources. So, Allah would never listen to him and answer his
prayers, even though his outward condition showed him deserving.
People
wonder why the prayers of the Muslims are not always fulfilled by Allah: the
reason is easy enough to understand in the light of the above Hadith. Though
Allah does sometimes grant the prayers of even a Kafir (not to mention the
prayer or requests of a sinful Muslim), but it is particularly the prayer of a
pious person that is seldom rejected. That is the reason why people generally
seek the prayers of such persons for themselves. It follows that those who wish
to have their prayers often granted must abstain from haraam. No wise person
would like to run the risk of his prayers being rejected.
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