یٰۤاَیُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوْا مِنَ الطَّیِّبٰتِ وَ اعْمَلُوْا صَالِحًاؕ

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: O Noble Rusul, eat good clean things, and do good deeds. (Part 18, Surah Al-Mu`minoon, Ayah 51)

And (has stated to Mu’mineen):

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا كُلُوْا مِنْ طَیِّبٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنٰكُمْ

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: O People who Believe! Eat of the good things We have provided you. (Part 2, Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 172)

Then (the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم) mentioned a person who makes a long journey with untidy hair and dusty body. He invokes ‘O Lord! O Lord!’ with his hands raised towards the sky, but his food is Haraam, his drink is Haraam, his clothing is Haraam and his nourishment is Haraam. How can his Du’a be answered! (Sahih Muslim, pp. 506, Hadees 65 - 1015) ‘Allamah Maulana Naqi ‘Ali Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, the respected father of A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: One should refrain from Haraam in eating, drinking, dressing and earning, as Du’a of the people is mostly rejected who eat Haraam and commit Haraam deeds. (Fadaail-e-Du’a, pp. 60) Let’s now listen to an admonitory parable in this regard and obtain Madani pearls of admonition.

Cause of unanswered Du’a

Sayyiduna ‘Ubbaad Khawwaas رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has narrated: Once Sayyiduna Musa عَـلَـيْهِ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّلَام passed by a place and saw that a person was busy making heartfelt Du’a in tears by raising his hands [towards the sky]. Sayyiduna Musa عَـلَـيْهِ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّلَام kept on seeing him and then humbly asked in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ: ‘O my Raheem and Kareem Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Why are You not answering the Du’a of this bondman of Yours?’ Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ sent a Wahee [revelation] to Sayyiduna Musa عَـلَـيْهِ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّلَام: ‘O Musa! I will not answer this person’s Du’a even if he cries to death and raises his hands to the extent that they touch the sky.’ Sayyiduna Musa عَـلَـيْهِ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّلَام humbly asked: ‘My Maula! What is the