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مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الدعاء
Book of Supplication
الدعاء بلا نية ولا عمل
Supplication without intention or deeds
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 31236 — Supplication without intention
٣١٢٣٦ - حدثنا ابن نمير (حدثنا) (١) الأعمش عن مالك بن الحارث قال: كان ربيع يأتي علقمة (يوم الجمعة) (٢) قال: فأتاه ولم يكن ثمة، فجاء رجل فقال: ألا تعجبون من الناس، وكثرة دعائهم، وقلة إجابتهم؟ فقال ربيع: تدرون لم ذاك؟ إن اللَّه لا يقبل إلا (النخيلة) (٣) من الدعاء.
Malik bin al-Harith said: Rabi' used to come to Alqamah on Fridays. Malik said: He came to him once when he was not present there. Then a man came and said: "Are you not astonished at how much people supplicate, and how little their supplications are answered?" At this Rabi' said: "Do you people know the reason for this? Listen! Allah Almighty accepts only the supplication that is made with sincerity."
