traduza o texto completamente e perfeitamente para o português REASONS FOR DELAYED ACCEPTANCE OF PRAYERS
It is narrated through authentic sources that Ahmed bin Abi Nasr told to
Imam Reza (a.s), “O Imam! Several years passed that I have been supplicating, but my wish has not been granted till now. I am getting doubts
in my mind because of this delay!”
The Imam (a.s) said: O Ahmed! Keep your heart free of the Satanic
doubts! It is the Satan who makes you doubt Allah’s Munificence. My
ancestor, Imam Mohammed Baqir (a.s), said,’ It is necessary for a momin
to pray the same way during times of hardship as he does when times
are good. When the wishes are granted, he should not stop supplication.
He should not tire of supplicating. In the eyes of Allah, prayer has a superior status. It is necessary that you remain calm and patient in difficult
times. Ask for legitimate things from Allah. Don’t delay helping your
kith and kin. Abstain from people’s differences and fights. Remember!
We Ahi al Bayt keep cordial relations even with those who mean harm to
us. By Allah! We pray for their welfare too! You should know that if a
rich person gives some help to a needy person, the recepient becomes
hopeful of getting more help from him. When Allah grants bounties to a
person, he should remember that in return Allah wants him to meet certain norms.
Imam Mohammed Baqir (a.s) has said that the prayers of a momin are
answered with some delay because Allah wants to hear His sincere
creature again and again! The Imam (a.s) asked a person if he would believ if he (the Imam) made a promise to him? The man said, “O son of
the Prophet (a.s)! How could it be that I don’t believe you!” The Imam
(a.s) said, “You are ready to trust the word of a creature like you, will
you not believe in the promises that Allah has made to you?” Then the
Imam (a.s) added, “It is necessary that you believe in Allah’s promises.
He has promised:
My creatures ask you questions about me; tell them I am near them. I accept
the prayer of one who prays.
Then Allah says, “Don’t lose hope in Allah’s Mercies.” And said,
“Allah promises you of great rewards and lots of bounties” It is imperative for you that you trust in Allah more than you can trust anyone else.
When you have good thoughts in your heart, don’t give way to other
doubts. Thus your sins will be pardoned.”
Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) has said, “Many a time Allah accepts people’s
prayers but the benefits take time in reaching the supplicant. Allah instructs the two angels guardian over the person that the supplication has
372been accepted but he should not be given the benefits immediately that
he continues to be suppliant for some more time. Allah will also mention
to the angels that he likes the way the person supplicates.”
In another tradition the Imam (a.s) has said, “Man is always in a good
state and rightly keeps expecting Allah’s bounties unless he loses faith in
the Munificence of Allah and stop praying for His mercy. He should not
be in a hurry to get his prayers answered!” The narrator asked, “O Imam
(a.s)! What do you mean by the supplicant making hurry?” The Imam
(a.s) replied, “When a supplicant complains that lot of time has elapsed
ever since he initiated his supplication and the wish remains unfulfilled,
then he is trying to hurry in the matter.”
Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) has narrated that one day Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s)
was surveying the environs of Mount Bait al Muqdis for a pasture. He
heard the voice of a person calling. He proceeded in the direction of the
sound. He found a person in the process of offering his prayers. The
height of the person was about twelve yards. When the person was
through with the prayer, Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s) asked him, “To whom
were you offering the prayers?”
The man replied, “I was offering my prayers to the Creator of the land
and the skies.”
Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s) asked, “Where be your dwelling?”
The man pointed to a hill in reply.
Hazrat Ibrahim(a.s) said, “I too wish to visit your abode.”
He replied, “There is a river enroute that you cannot cross.”
Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s) asked, “Then how do you go across?”
He said, “I can walk on the water.”
Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s) said, “Perhaps Allah might endow to me the capability to walk on the water.”
Consequently both of them walked across the girth of the river.
Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s) asked, “Tell me which is the greatest of all days?”
The man said, “The Day of Reckoning!”
Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s) said, “Come! Let us both pray to Allah for Deliverance on that fateful day.”
The pious man said, “Why do you make me a partner in your prayer?
I have been supplicating for the last three years and my wish has not
been granted so far!”
Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s) asked, “What is your wish?”
The man said, “On day I found a handsome lad grazing a flock. I
asked him who owned the flock. The lad replied that the owner was
Ibrahim Khalil ar Rehman. I prayed to Allah that if He had a Khalil (friend)
373on the earth, then He must give me the honor of setting eye on that
revered personality.But my prayer has remained unanswered.”
Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s) said, “Your wish has been fulfilled. I am Ibrahim
Khalil Allah! The reason for the delay in answering your prayers was that
Allah appreciated the way you modulated your supplication and He
wanted to hear you making the call again and again.Your repeated supplication enhanced your status in the consideration of Allah.”
The fourth reason for Allah not answering the prayers of a supplicant
is that the wish that granting the wish might be against the person’s own
interest. Allah has the intention of rewarding him with something more
useful. As, for example, someone approaches a generous person for a pecunary help of a certain amount. The generous person, after due consideration, which might take some time, helps him with an amount ten
times more than the man expected! Therefore it is not the rejection of the
prayer but, in fact, it is an enhancement in the generosity.