Hadiths on Causes for Answering or not Answering Supplications

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10 explained prophetic hadiths on "Causes for Answering or not Answering Supplications": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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This category gathers 8 hadiths on the causes of supplications being answered and what prevents them. It includes the hour of the night when every request is granted, the servant's nearness to his Lord while prostrating, the two supplications rarely rejected when the call to prayer is made and during battle, and the three supplications answered beyond any doubt, among them that of the oppressed. Added to these are the condition of lawful earnings, "Allah is good and does not accept except what is good", and the warning that such supplications rise to heaven "as if they were sparks of fire".

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Causes for Answering or not Answering Supplications

Authentic The nearest the Lord to a servant is in the course of the last part of the night Authentic hadith There is an hour at night that no Muslim happens to be asking Allah, the Almighty, any good of this world or the Hereafter except that He will give it Authentic O people, indeed, Allah is good and does not accept except what is good. Indeed, Allah has commanded the believers with what he commanded the messenge Authentic hadith Two supplications are never rejected, or are rarely rejected: supplication made upon hearing the call to prayer and during battle when the two armies Authentic The nearest a slave to his Lord is while he is prostrating, so increase supplication Authentic Supplication between the Adhān (call to prayer) and the Iqāmah (second call to prayer) is not rejected Authentic hadith O Allah, I ask You by virtue of my testimony that You are Allah; there is no God but You, the One, the Eternal Refuge, Who did not beget, and was not Good hadith There are three supplications that will undoubtedly be answered: the supplication of the oppressed Authentic O people, indeed, Allah is good and does not accept except what is good. Indeed, Allah has commanded the believers with what he commanded the messenge Authentic hadith Beware of the invocations of the oppressed person, for, indeed, they rise to heaven as if they were sparks of fire

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Tue 15 Jumada al-Awwal
الثلاثاء 15 جمادى الأولى

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ