Allah (swt) has promised to answer the sincere du'a of people who really believe and obey Him. He can answer du'a in many ways. He may grant us what we ask for immediately. Or He may grant us free-bee Hasanaat or Thawaab that we didn't earn on the Day of Judgment. Or He may turn away some Evil that was destined for us in this Life. Or He may erase some of our sins which we were unaware of.
But what about the prayers that go completely unanswered? Is God (swt) breaking His Promise to us?
A sheikh was once asked by his students why their prayers went unanswered and the sheikh answered:
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Your prayers are not answered because you know Allah, yet you don't obey Him. You know His Messenger, yet you don't follow his Sunnah. You know the Quran, yet you don't live its teachings. You know Paradise, yet you don't strive for it. You know the Hellfire, yet you don't run from it. And you know Death, yet you don't prepare for it.
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Just thought I'd share this snippet from yesterday's khutbah.