Supplication

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Supplication is the essence of worship and no one who supplicates will be destroyed.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Supplication is the weapon of the believer, the pillar of religion, and the light of the heavens and the earth.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily the weakest person is the one who is incapable of supplicating.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The best worship is supplication, for when Allah gives permission [and divine succour] for His servant to supplicate, He opens for him the door of mercy. Surely the one who supplicates will never be destroyed.

Imam Ali (AS) said in his counsel to his son Hasan (AS), ‘Know that the one in whose hands are the treasures the kingdom of this world and the Hereafter has allowed you to supplicate, He has guaranteed to answer you, He has commanded you to ask Him so He can give you, and He is the All-Merciful, the Kind. He has not placed any barrier between Him and you, He has not committed you to whoever intercedes for you… then He has placed in your hands the keys to His treasures by allowing you to ask from Him, so whenever you wish, open the doors of His treasures by supplicating to Him.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Supplication is the key to mercy and a lantern in the darkness.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The most beloved action on this earth with Allah, Mighty and Exalted, is supplication.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Supplication is the shield of the believer.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘I urge you to supplicate, for verily in supplication is a cure for every ailment.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Supplicate and do not say, “the matter has already been decreed”, for verily there is a station with Allah that can only be attained through supplication.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Supplication is more useful than a sharp iron spearhead.

Imam al-Rida (AS) said, ‘I urge you to use the weapon of the prophets, upon which he was asked, ‘What is the weapon of the prophets?, to which he replied, ‘Supplication.