Fiqh al-Adiyah wa-al-Adhkar - Abd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr - (2/8)

Fiqh al-Adiyah wa-al-AdhkarAbd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr

which demonstrates its exalted standing, as in His words, Glorified is He: “Your Lord has said, ‘Call upon Me; I will answer you. Indeed, those who are too proud to worship Me will enter Hell abased.’” 1 Likewise, in what He relates of His Prophet Abraham, peace be upon him: “I shall withdraw from you and from whatever you invoke apart from Allah, and I shall call upon my Lord; perhaps I shall not be disappointed in my supplication to my Lord. Then, when he had withdrawn from them and from whatever they worshipped apart from Allah, We bestowed upon him Isaac and Jacob, and We made each of them a prophet.” 2 There are other similar verses. He, Glorified is He, also described supplication as religious devotion, as in His words: “So call upon Allah, making your religious devotion sincere to Him.” 3 There are other similar verses.

All of this makes clear to us the immense importance of supplication: it is the foundation and spirit of servitude to Allah, the hallmark of humility, submission, and brokenness before the Lord, and an expression of one’s utter need for Him. For this reason, Allah urged His servants to supplicate and encouraged them to do so in many verses of the Noble Quran. Allah Most High says: “Call upon your Lord humbly and in secret. Indeed, He does not love transgressors. Do not spread corruption in the land after it has been set right, and call upon Him with fear and hope. Indeed, Allah’s mercy is near to those who do good.” 4 He also says: “He is the Ever-Living; there is no deity except Him. So call upon Him, making your religious devotion sincere to Him. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds.” 5

And He, Glorified is He—encouraging His servants to supplicate—has informed them that He is near to them and answers

(1) Surah Ghāfir, verse 60. (2) Surah Maryam, verses 48–49. (3) Surah Ghāfir, verse 14. (4) Surah al-A‘rāf, verses 55–56. (5) Surah Ghāfir, verse 65.

مِمَّا يدلُّ على عِظم مكانته، كقوله سبحانه: ﴿وَقَالَ رَبُّكُم ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ﴾ ١، وكقوله فيما حكاه عن نبيِّه إبراهيم ﵇: ﴿وَأَعْتَزِلُكُمْ وَمَا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللهِ وَأَدْعُو رَبِّي عَسَى أَن لاَ أَكُونَ بِدُعَاءِ رَبِّي شَقِيًّا فَلَمَّا اعْتَزَلَهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللهِ وَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَكُلاًّ جَعَلْنَا نَبِيًّا﴾ ٢، ونحوها من الآيات، وسمَّى سبحانه الدعاءَ دِيناً كما في قوله: ﴿فَادْعُوا الله مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ﴾ ٣، ونحوها من الآيات. وهذا كلُّه يُبيِّن لنا عِظمَ شأن الدعاء، وأنَّه أساسُ العبودية وروحُها، وعنوانُ التذلُّل والخضوع والانكسار بين يدي الربِّ، وإظهارِ الافتقار إليه، ولهذا حثَّ الله عبادَه عليه، ورغَّبهم فيه في آيٍ كثيرة من القرآن الكريم، يقول الله تعالى: ﴿ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعاً وَخُفْيَةً إِنَّهُ لاَ يُحِبُّ المُعْتَدِينَ وَلاَ تُفْسِدُوا فِي الأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلاَحِهَا وَادْعُوهُ خَوْفاً وَطَمَعًا إنَّ رَحْمَةَ الله قَرِيبٌ مِنَ المُحْسِنينَ﴾ ٤، وقال تعالى: ﴿هُوَ الحَيُّ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ فَادْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ الحَمْدُ للهِ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ﴾ ٥. وأخبر سبحانه ـ مرَغِّباً عبادَه في الدعاءِ ـ بأنَّه قريبٌ منهم يُجيب

١ سورة غافر، الآية: (٦٠) . ٢ سورة مريم، الآيتان: (٤٨، ٤٩) . ٣ سورة غافر، الآية: (١٤) . ٤ سورة الأعراف، الآيتان: (٥٥ ـ ٥٦) . ٥ سورة غافر، الآية: (٦٥) .