دَعَوْتُI calledبِدُعَائِكَwith your supplicationالثَّانِي،the second,فَسَمِعْتُand I heardلِأَهْلِ السَّمَاءِthe people of the heavensضَجَّةً.a commotion.
I called with your second supplication, and I heard a commotion from the people of the heavens.
ثُمَّThenدَعَوْتُI calledبِدُعَائِكَwith your supplicationالثَّالِث،the third,فَقِيلَ لِيand it was said to me(۱) :: (1)دُعَاءَthe supplicationمَكْرُوبٍ.of the distressed.
Then I called with your third supplication, and it was said to me: (1) the supplication of the distressed.
فَسَأَلْتُSo I askedاللَّهَAllah[٥/ب][5/B]أَنْtoيُولِّينِيgive me authority overقَتْلِهِ.his killing.
So I asked Allah [5/B] to give me authority over his killing.
قَالَHe saidالْحَسَنُ (۲):Al-Hasan (2):فَمَنْWhoeverتَوَضَّأَperforms ablutionوَصَلَّىand praysأَرْبَعَfourرَكَعَاتٍ،units of prayer,وَدَعَاand callsبِهَذَاwith thisالدُّعَاءِ،supplication,اسْتُجِيبَwill be answeredلَهُfor himمَكْرُوبًاwhether distressedكَانَ (۳)he is (3)أَوْorغَيْرَnotمَكْرُوبٍ.distressed.
Al-Hasan (2) said: Whoever performs ablution, prays four units of prayer, and calls with this supplication, his supplication will be answered, whether he is distressed or not.
فَصْلٌSectionوَكَثِيرًاAnd oftenمَاyou findتَجِدُfindأَدْعِيَةًsupplicationsدُعِيَ بِهَا،that were called upon by,قَوْمٌpeopleفَاسْتُجِيبَand they were answered,لَهُمْ،to them,وَيَكُونُand it can beقَدِ اقْتَرَنَassociatedبِالدُّعَاءِwith the supplicationضَرُورَةٍthe necessityصَاحِبِهِ،of its possessor,وَإِقْبَالِهِand his closenessعَلَىtoاللَّهِ،Allah,أَوْorحَسَنَةٌa good deedتَقَدَّمَتْprecededمِنْهُfrom himجَعَلَmadeاللَّهُAllahسُبْحَانَهُthe Exaltedإِجَابَةًthe responseدَعَوَاتِهِto his supplicationشُكْرًاas thanksلِحَسَنَتِهِ،for his good deed,أَوْorصَادَفَcoincidedوَقْتَthe timeإِجَابَةٍof responseوَنَحْوَهُand similar.ذَٰلِكَ،that,فَأُجِيبَتْso his supplication was answered.
Section: And often you will find supplications that people have called upon and were answered for them, and it can be associated with the necessity of the supplicant, his closeness to Allah, or a good deed that preceded him, which Allah made the response to his supplication a thank you for his good deed, or it coincides with the time of response and similar things. So his supplication was answered.
فَيَظُنُّSo one may thinkالظَّانُّthe one who thinksأَنْthatالسِّرَّthe secretفِيis inلَفْظِthe wordingذَٰلِكَof thatالدُّعَاءِ،supplication,فَيَأْخُذَهُand he takes itمُجَرَّدًاin isolationعَنْfrom(٤)(4)تِلْكَthoseالْأُمُورِmattersالَّتِيthatقَارَنَتْهُaccompanied itمِنْofذَٰلِكَ الدَّاعِي.the supplicator.
So one may think that the secret is in the wording of that supplication, and he takes it in isolation from those matters that accompanied the supplicator.
وَهَذَاAnd thisكَمَاis just asإِذَاifاسْتُعْمِلَone usesرَجُلٌa manدَوَاءًa medicineنَافِعًاbeneficialفِيatالْوَقْتِthe timeالَّذِيthatيَنْبَغِيis requiredعَلَىin the wayالْوَجْهِthatيَنْبَغِي،is appropriate,فَانْتَفَعَand benefitsبِهِ،from it,فَظُنَّso one may think (it)غَيْرَهُothersأَنَّthatاسْتِعْمَالَthe useهَذَاof thisالْدَّوَاءِmedicineمُجَرَّدًاin isolationكَافٍ (٦)is sufficient (6)فِيinحُصُولِachievingالْمَطْلُوبِ،the desired outcome,كَانَisغَالِطًا.mistaken.
And this is just as if a man uses a beneficial medicine at the time that is required and in the appropriate manner, and benefits from it. So one may think that the use of this medicine in isolation is sufficient in achieving the desired outcome, which would be a mistake.
وَهَذَاAnd thisمَوْضِعٌis a placeيُغَلِّطُwhere many are mistakenفِيهِin itكَثِيرٌmanyمِنْofالنَّاسِ.people.
And this is a place where many people are mistaken.
وَمِنْAnd amongهَذَاthisأَنَّهُis that(٧)(7)قَدthere may beيَتَّفِقَa coincidenceدُعَاؤُهُhis supplicationبِاضْطِرَارٍwith urgencyعِندَatقَبْرٍa graveفَيُجَابَ،and it is answered,فَيَظُنُّso one may thinkالْجَاهِلُthe ignorant oneأَنْthatالسِّرَّthe secretلِلْقَبْرِ،is in the grave,وَلَمand he did notيَعْلَمْknowأَنْthatالسِّرَّthe secretلِلِاخْتِصَارِis in the urgencyوَصِدْقِand the sincerityاللَّجَأِof seeking refugeإِلَىto
And among this is that his supplication with urgency at a grave may be answered, so the ignorant one may think that the secret is in the grave, without knowing that the secret is in the urgency and sincerity of seeking refuge to Allah.
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