The Five whose Supplications Are Not Answered

The supplications of five people will not be answered: a man whose wife bothers him and he doesn’t divorce her, even though he can pay the expenses of divorcing her; a man whose slave has escaped three times, but still he doesn’t sell him; a man who passes by a semi-broken down wall and the wall falls upon him, and he doesn’t escape; a man who has given a loan to another one, and has not taken anyone as a witness for it; and a man who sits in his house and says, ‘O God! Please grant my daily bread!’ and who does not go to work.’

When you say Subhanallah va bihamdeh you have raised up the Blessed the Sublime God to a higher rank than what the atheists say. When you say La illaha illalah vahdahu la sharika la you have expressed the words of sincerity. Anyone who utters this and is not one of the haughty oppressors shall be saved from the Fire by God. When you say la hule va la quwata illa billah you have entrusted your affairs to God. When you say Istaqfurallah va Atubo ellayh it implies that you are not haughty and oppressive. One who is too haughty would insist on committing sins and his selfish desires overwhelm him. He favors the affairs of this world over those of the Hereafter. When you say alhamdulil-lah , you have thanked for the blessings which God has sent for you.’”