Sometimes our du’as (Prayers) are not answered. Some of those reasons eventually become obvious to us with the passage of time and some don’t. However, as Muslims we should understand the reasons to help us better cope with situations when our Du’as are not being answered. This can help us influence factors that are under our direct control.

We know from Quran and Hadith the many reasons behind du’as not being accepted. Some of them are the following:


*.The Dua that a person is asking may not be good for the personbut that person may not know the reasons yet;

*.A persons’ sins may be in the way of accepting Duas;

*.A person earns his living through unlawful means (haraam means);

*.A person may be asking for forbidden or sinful items;


Many ask if Allah is not being merciful with them when not answering their prayers. (The real reason is that)What Allah chooses for His slave is better for him than what he chooses for himself. Allah is more merciful towards His slaves than they themselves or their mothers are. If something happens to them that they dislike, that is better for them than if it did not happen, so His decree is all kindness and mercy. If the slave submits to Allah and has certain faith that all dominion belongs to Allah and all things are under His command,and that He is more merciful to him than he is himself, then he will find peace of mind regardless of whether his need is met or not. [Madaarij Al-Saalikeen, 2/215].

In the Quran, Allah says: “And it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you”[Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:216]



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