إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ لَيَدْعُو اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي حَاجَتِهِ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَخِّرُوا إِجَابَتَهُ شَوْقاً إِلَى صَوْتِهِ وَ دُعَائِهِ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَبْدِي دَعَوْتَنِي فَأَخَّرْتُ إِجَابَتَكَ وَ ثَوَابُكَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا وَ دَعَوْتَنِي فِي كَذَا وَ كَذَا فَأَخَّرْتُ إِجَابَتَكَ وَ ثَوَابُكَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا قَالَ فَيَتَمَنَّى الْمُؤْمِنُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُسْتَجَبْ لَهُ دَعْوَةٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا مِمَّا يَرَى مِنْ حُسْنِ الثَّوَابِ .
Translation
Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Ahmad Bin Is’haq, from Sa’dan Bin Muslim, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘The <span class="iTxt">Momin</span> supplicates to Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic regarding his need, so Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majetic is Saying: “Delay its Answer”, out of Desire to his voice and his supplication. So when it will be the Day of Judgment, Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic would Say: “My<sup>azwj</sup> servant! You supplicated to Me<sup>azwj</sup> but I<sup>azwj</sup> Delayed its Answer, and your Rewards are such and such, and you supplication to Me<sup>azwj</sup> regarding such and such, but I<sup>azwj</sup> Delayed Answering you and your Rewards are such and such”. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘So the <span class="iTxt">Momin</span> would wish that no supplication of his had been Answered in the world due to what he sees from the excellent Rewards’.
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