What Causes Du’as to be Rejected? Check Yourself When people are afflicted naturally they turn to Allah Almighty for relief. Some times that relief is not granted. I am frequently asked: How do I know if I am being tested or punished? The answer to this question lies with you. You need to analyse why an affliction is not being removed, even though you are suffering and praying so much. Could it be that you are displeasing Allah and He is giving you the chance to turn back to Him? In the famous hadith, the Prophet (peace be on him) showed us the example of the man who had not applied Allah Almighty’s command to ensure that his food/wealth were lawful: O you who believe! Eat of the lawful things that We have provided you. [2:172] Then he (peace be on him) mentioned [the case] of a man who, having journeyed far, is dishevelled and dusty, and who spreads out his hands to the sky saying ‘O Lord! O Lord!,’ while his food is haram (unlawful), his drink is haram, his clothing is haram, and he has been nourished with haram, so how can [his supplication] be answered? (Muslim) The Rejected Du’a In this hadith, the man is fulfilling all the external conditions for his du’a to be answered but there is something fundamentally wrong which is blocking his supplication. Even though he is travelling, penniless, humble, raising his hands to the sky, in the direction of du’a, he is calling upon his Lord ‘Ya Rab’, showing his needs, confirming and acknowledging his faith, he appears to have all the requirements of acceptance, his du’a is rejected. Why? Allah Almighty does not accept the supplication of the one who is consuming haram whether it is his  food, drink, or his source of his … Continue reading Is My Du’a Blocked? Analysing Why Your Du’a is Not Being Answered