The Secret To Accepted Prayers

Glad Tidings for The Sincere

Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ood RadiAllahu Anhu said:

طوبى لِمَنْ أَخْلَصَ عِبَادَتْهُ وَدُعَاءَهُ لِلَّهِ، وَلَمْ يُشْغِلْ قَلْبَهُ مَا تَرَاهُ عَيْنَاهُ، وَلَمْ يُنْسِهِ ذِكْرَهُ مَا تَسْمَعُ أَذْنَاهُ، وَلَمْ يُحْزِنُ نَفْسَهُ مَا أَعْطِيَ غَيْرُهُ

Translation: Glad tidings to the one who worships and supplicates to Allah Almighty sincerely; whose heart is not distracted by what his eyes see; whose remembrance of Allah is not forgotten due to what his ears hear; and whose soul is not grieved by the blessings bestowed upon others.

Sincerity and Acceptance Go Together

Hazrat Abdul Waahid bin Zaid Alaihir Rahma said:

الْإِجَابَةُ مَقْرُونَةٌ بِالْإِخْلَاصِ، لَا فُرْقَةً بَيْنَهُمَا

Translation: Acceptance is always linked to sincerity. The two are inseparable.

Be More Concerned About The Acceptance Of Deeds Than The Deeds Themselves

The Lion of Allah, Hazrat Ali RadiAllahu Anhu said:

كُونُوا لِقَبُولِ العَمَلِ أَشَدَّ هَمَّا مِنْكُمْ بِالعَمَلِ : أَلَمْ تَسْمَعُوا اللَّهَ يَقُولُ: إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ

Translation: Be more concerned about the acceptance of your deeds than the deeds themselves. Have you not heard the Sublime Words of Allah Almighty:

"Allah Almighty only accepts from the one who fears Him." (Surah Al Maa'idah 5:27) (Al-Ilkhlaas Wan-Niyyah)