The Seriousness and Acceptance of the Supplication of the Oppressed
Written by: Imran Ayyub Lahori
➊ Narration of Ibn ʿAbbās (RA):
When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Muʿādh (RA) to Yemen, he advised him:
«اتق دعوة المظلوم فإنه ليس بينها وبين الله حجاب»
"Beware of the supplication of the oppressed, for indeed there is no barrier between it and Allah."
References: [Bukhārī: 1496, Kitāb al-Zakāh; Muslim: 19; Abū Dāwūd: 1584; Nasāʾī: 2/5; Tirmidhī: 625]
➋ Narration of Abū Hurayrah (RA):
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«ثلاثة لا ترد دعوتهم: الصائم حتى يفطر ، والإمام العادل ، ودعوة المظلوم يرفعها الله فوق الغمام ويفتح لها ابواب السماء ، ويقول الرب: وعزتي لأنصرنك ولو بعد حين»
"Three supplications are not rejected: the supplication of the fasting person until he breaks his fast, the supplication of the just ruler, and the supplication of the oppressed. Allah raises it above the clouds and opens the gates of the heavens for it, and the Lord says: ‘By My honor! I will surely help you, even if after some time.’"
References: [Aḥmad: 2/445; Tirmidhī: 3598; Ibn Mājah: 1752; Ibn Khuzaymah: 1901; Ibn Ḥibbān: 3419; Bazzār, Kashf al-Astār: 3139]
➌ Another narration states:
«ثلاث دعوات لا شك فى إجابتهن ، دعوة المظلوم ، ودعوة المسافر ، و دعوة الوالد على الولد»
"Three supplications are without doubt answered: the supplication of the oppressed, the supplication of the traveler, and the supplication of a parent for his child."
References: [Ḥasan li-ghayrihi: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Targhīb: 2226, Kitāb al-Qaḍāʾ; Tirmidhī: 3448]
➍ Narration of Ibn ʿUmar (RA):
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«اتقوا دعوة المظلوم فإنها تصعد إلى السماء كانها شرارة»
"Beware of the supplication of the oppressed, for it ascends to the heavens as if it were a flame."
References: [Ṣaḥīḥ: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Targhīb: 2228, Kitāb al-Qaḍāʾ; Ḥākim: 1/29]
➎ Narration of Abū Hurayrah (RA):
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«دعوة المظلوم مستجابة ، وإن كان فاجرا ، ففجوره على نفسه»
"The supplication of the oppressed is answered, even if he is sinful, for his sin is upon himself."
References: [Ḥasan li-ghayrihi: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Targhīb: 2229, Kitāb al-Qaḍāʾ; Aḥmad: 2/367]
➏ Narration from Anas ibn Mālik (RA):
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«دعوة المظلوم وإن كان كافرا ، ليس دونها حجاب»
"The supplication of the oppressed, even if he is a disbeliever, has no veil between it and Allah."
References: [Ḥasan li-ghayrihi: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Targhīb: 2231, Kitāb al-Qaḍāʾ; Aḥmad: 3/153]
➐ Narration of ʿUqbah ibn ʿĀmir al-Juhanī (RA):
The Prophet ﷺ said:
«ثلاثة تستجاب دعوتهم: الـوالـد ، والمسافر والمظلوم»
"Three supplications are accepted: the supplication of the parent, the supplication of the traveler, and the supplication of the oppressed."
References: [Ḥasan li-ghayrihi: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Targhīb: 2227, Kitāb al-Qaḍāʾ; Ṭabarānī]
Written by: Imran Ayyub Lahori
❖ Supplication of the Oppressed — A Divine Warning
➊ Narration of Ibn ʿAbbās (RA):
When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Muʿādh (RA) to Yemen, he advised him:
«اتق دعوة المظلوم فإنه ليس بينها وبين الله حجاب»
"Beware of the supplication of the oppressed, for indeed there is no barrier between it and Allah."
References: [Bukhārī: 1496, Kitāb al-Zakāh; Muslim: 19; Abū Dāwūd: 1584; Nasāʾī: 2/5; Tirmidhī: 625]
➋ Narration of Abū Hurayrah (RA):
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«ثلاثة لا ترد دعوتهم: الصائم حتى يفطر ، والإمام العادل ، ودعوة المظلوم يرفعها الله فوق الغمام ويفتح لها ابواب السماء ، ويقول الرب: وعزتي لأنصرنك ولو بعد حين»
"Three supplications are not rejected: the supplication of the fasting person until he breaks his fast, the supplication of the just ruler, and the supplication of the oppressed. Allah raises it above the clouds and opens the gates of the heavens for it, and the Lord says: ‘By My honor! I will surely help you, even if after some time.’"
References: [Aḥmad: 2/445; Tirmidhī: 3598; Ibn Mājah: 1752; Ibn Khuzaymah: 1901; Ibn Ḥibbān: 3419; Bazzār, Kashf al-Astār: 3139]
➌ Another narration states:
«ثلاث دعوات لا شك فى إجابتهن ، دعوة المظلوم ، ودعوة المسافر ، و دعوة الوالد على الولد»
"Three supplications are without doubt answered: the supplication of the oppressed, the supplication of the traveler, and the supplication of a parent for his child."
References: [Ḥasan li-ghayrihi: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Targhīb: 2226, Kitāb al-Qaḍāʾ; Tirmidhī: 3448]
➍ Narration of Ibn ʿUmar (RA):
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«اتقوا دعوة المظلوم فإنها تصعد إلى السماء كانها شرارة»
"Beware of the supplication of the oppressed, for it ascends to the heavens as if it were a flame."
References: [Ṣaḥīḥ: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Targhīb: 2228, Kitāb al-Qaḍāʾ; Ḥākim: 1/29]
➎ Narration of Abū Hurayrah (RA):
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«دعوة المظلوم مستجابة ، وإن كان فاجرا ، ففجوره على نفسه»
"The supplication of the oppressed is answered, even if he is sinful, for his sin is upon himself."
References: [Ḥasan li-ghayrihi: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Targhīb: 2229, Kitāb al-Qaḍāʾ; Aḥmad: 2/367]
➏ Narration from Anas ibn Mālik (RA):
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«دعوة المظلوم وإن كان كافرا ، ليس دونها حجاب»
"The supplication of the oppressed, even if he is a disbeliever, has no veil between it and Allah."
References: [Ḥasan li-ghayrihi: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Targhīb: 2231, Kitāb al-Qaḍāʾ; Aḥmad: 3/153]
➐ Narration of ʿUqbah ibn ʿĀmir al-Juhanī (RA):
The Prophet ﷺ said:
«ثلاثة تستجاب دعوتهم: الـوالـد ، والمسافر والمظلوم»
"Three supplications are accepted: the supplication of the parent, the supplication of the traveler, and the supplication of the oppressed."
References: [Ḥasan li-ghayrihi: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Targhīb: 2227, Kitāb al-Qaḍāʾ; Ṭabarānī]
