One day a Sufi saint Ibrahim Adham was passing through the bazaar in the
city of Basra when he was surrounded by people who said to him: "O
Ibrahim! Allah (SWT) has stated in the Noble Qur'an that: "Call on Me; I
will answer your (Prayer)"; we call upon Allah (SWT)but our prayer is
notanswered.
Ibrahim Adham said:"The reason is because your hearts have died due to tenthings so that your supplications have no sincerity as your hearts are not pure and free of contamination."
They asked: "What are those ten issues?" Ibrahim Adham replied:
01: First and foremost you have accepted Allah (SWT)but have not repaid His claim.
02: You have recited the Noble Qur'an buthave not practiced it.
03: You profess your love of the Holy Prophet of Islam (saw), but are opposed to his Household (A.S)
H04: You claim to have enmity with Shaitan (Satan) but in practice you are in agreement with him.
05: You say that you are fond of heaven but in order to enterheaven you have notdone anything.
06: You said that you were afraid of the Hell Fire, but have thrown your bodies in to it.
07: You were busy slandering and criticizing people but were ignorant ofyour own shortcomings and faults.
08: You said that you didn't like the world but are greedily following it.
09: You confess to the reality of death but don't prepare yourself for it.
10: You have buried the dead but haven'ttaken a lesson or guidance from it.
These are the 10 practices (Ten Reasons) which cause prayers to remain unanswered.
Ibrahim Adham said:"The reason is because your hearts have died due to tenthings so that your supplications have no sincerity as your hearts are not pure and free of contamination."
They asked: "What are those ten issues?" Ibrahim Adham replied:
01: First and foremost you have accepted Allah (SWT)but have not repaid His claim.
02: You have recited the Noble Qur'an buthave not practiced it.
03: You profess your love of the Holy Prophet of Islam (saw), but are opposed to his Household (A.S)
H04: You claim to have enmity with Shaitan (Satan) but in practice you are in agreement with him.
05: You say that you are fond of heaven but in order to enterheaven you have notdone anything.
06: You said that you were afraid of the Hell Fire, but have thrown your bodies in to it.
07: You were busy slandering and criticizing people but were ignorant ofyour own shortcomings and faults.
08: You said that you didn't like the world but are greedily following it.
09: You confess to the reality of death but don't prepare yourself for it.
10: You have buried the dead but haven'ttaken a lesson or guidance from it.
These are the 10 practices (Ten Reasons) which cause prayers to remain unanswered.
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