كَانَ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ رَجُلٌ فَدَعَا اللَّهَ أَنْ يَرْزُقَهُ غُلَاماً ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُجِيبُهُ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ أَ بَعِيدٌ أَنَا مِنْكَ فَلَا تَسْمَعُنِي أَمْ قَرِيبٌ أَنْتَ مِنِّي فَلَا تُجِيبُنِي قَالَ فَأَتَاهُ آتٍ فِي مَنَامِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّكَ تَدْعُو اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مُنْذُ ثَلَاثِ سِنِينَ بِلِسَانٍ بَذِيءٍ وَ قَلْبٍ عَاتٍ غَيْرِ تَقِيٍّ وَ نِيَّةٍ غَيْرِ صَادِقَةٍ فَاقْلَعْ عَنْ بَذَائِكَ وَ لْيَتَّقِ اللَّهَ قَلْبُكَ وَ لْتَحْسُنْ نِيَّتُكَ قَالَ فَفَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ دَعَا اللَّهَ فَوُلِدَ لَهُ غُلَامٌ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Umar Bin Yazeed, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘There was a man among the Children of Israel who supplicated to Allah<sup>azwj</sup> for three years that He<sup>azwj</sup> should Grace him with a son. So when he saw that Allah<sup>azwj</sup> is not Answering him, said, ‘O Lord<sup>azwj</sup>! Am I so remote from You<sup>azwj</sup>, so You<sup>azwj</sup> are not Hearing me, or are You<sup>azwj</sup> close to me, but You<sup>azwj</sup> are not Answering me?’ He<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘So a comer came to him in his dream and he said, ‘You have been supplicating to Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic since the last three years by an obscene tongue and an arrogant heart, nor fearful, and an intention without sincerity. So remove yourself from your obscenities, and fear Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> in your heart, and improve your intention’. He<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘So the man did that, then supplicated to Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>, and a son was born unto him’.
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