701 - التَّحذِيرُ مِنَ الدُّعاءِ بِغَيرِ عِلمٍ‏

701. Caution Against Supplication Without Knowledge

2166.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : اِعرِفْ طُرُقَ نجاتِكَ وهلاكِكَ كي لا تدعُوَ اللَّهَ بشي‏ءٍ منهُ هلاكُكَ وأنتَ تَظُنُّ فيهِ نجاتَكَ ، قالَ اللَّهُ عزّوجلّ: (ويَدْعُ الإِنسانُ بِالشَّرِّ دُعاءَهُ بِالخَيرِ وَ كَانَ الإنسانُ عَجولاً) .¹

2166.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Know the ways of your salvation and destruction, so that you would not ask Allah for something that you believe your salvation lies in it, while it brings your destruction. Allah [the Glorious, the Exalted] has said: 'Man prays for evil as he prays for good; for man is given to hasty.' ²

700 - عَدَمُ خُلُوِّ الدُّعاءِ مِنَ التَّأثيرِ

700. Supplication is not Without Effect

2163.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ رَبَّكم حَيِيٌّ كريمٌ ، يَستَحيِي أن يَبسُطَ العبدُ يَدَيهِ إلَيهِ فَيَرُدَّهُما صِفراً .¹

2163.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily your Lord is bashful and kind. He would be too ashamed for His servant to open his hands to Him [in supplication] and for Him to return them empty.' ²

2164.الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلام : المؤمنُ مِن دُعائهِ على‏ ثلاثٍ: إمّا أن يُدَّخَرَ لَهُ ، و إمّا أن يُعَجَّلَ لَهُ ، و إمّا أن يُدْفَعَ عَنهُ بَلاءٌ يُريدُ أن يُصِيبَهُ .³

2164. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, 'There are three types of outcome from a believer's supplication: either it is stored away for him for later, or it is hastened for him, or it repels a calamity waiting to afflict him.' ⁴

2165.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : يَتَمَنّى‏ المؤمنُ أ نّه لم يُستَجَبْ لَهُ دَعوَةٌ في الدنيا مِمّا يَرى‏ مِن حُسنِ الثوابِ .⁵

2165.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The believer would wish that none of his supplications were answered in this world when he sees his beautiful and great rewards [in the Hereafter].' ⁶