Advice of Sayyiduna Imam Ibn-e-Jawzi

Sayyiduna ‘Abdur Rahman Bin ‘Ali Jawzi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: Haraam food is such a fire which melts the fat of contemplation, eliminates the pleasure of Zikr and burns the clothes of true intentions. It is Haraam which breeds the blindness of insight. Therefore, accumulate the Halal wealth and spend it moderately. Protect yourself from Haraam and protect your family members from Haraam too. Do not have the company of the people consuming Haraam and keep refraining from eating their food and do not have the company of the person who has income from Haraam source. If you are true to your abstinence then neither guide anybody towards Haraam as when he will consume it, you will be accountable for it and nor help anybody in acquiring Haraam because a helper [facilitator] is also involved in committing a deed. Remember! It is the Halal food that makes deeds acceptable, and concealing poverty and weeping in seclusion play an important role in the acceptance of deeds and have a very significant part in earning Halal sustenance. (Aansu`on ka Darya, pp. 284)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic sisters! Some Islamic sisters generally complain that they have been suffering from such-and-such a trouble or disease for a long time. Seeking relief from it, they make Du’a imploringly, recite Awraad and Wazaaif (invocations), offer Salah and observe Sawm punctually, give charity, feed the poor, attend Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’aat and try their best, but problems continue to increase instead of coming to an end.

Instead of complaining and criticising, such Islamic sisters should ponder over the causes of Du’a not being answered. It is highly probable that their character is an obstacle in the way of their Du’as being answered. For example, consuming Haraam [sustenance] sometimes becomes the cause of Du’as not being answered, as the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is ‘Tayyib’ [i.e. Pure] and accepts only what is pure. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has indeed commanded the Mu’mineen [believers] what He has commanded the Rasools. He (عَزَّوَجَلَّ) has stated to Rasools: