Both forms are prohibited and carry negative consequences.

Both forms are prohibited and carry negative consequences. 1. The Non-Acceptance of Supplication Supplication (dua) is a means of drawing closer to the Almighty God, and God has placed many effects and blessings in it: forgiveness of sins, increased sustenance, the removal of calamities, healing of physical and spiritual illnesses, and many other matters.

However, sometimes certain factors prevent prayers from being answered, one of which is earning unlawful wealth or consuming forbidden morsels, as mentioned in various narrations. The Noble Prophet (PBUHH) said: “Whoever eats a forbidden morsel, his supplication will not be answered for forty days” . [3] He also said: “Whoever wishes his supplication to be answered should purify his food and his earnings” . [4] 2.

Hardening of the Heart as a Consequence of Forbidden Morsel The food a person eats is like a seed planted in the earth. If the food is unlawful and impure, its effect is to darken and cloud the heart, which is the sovereign of the body. When the heart becomes hardened and dark, there is no hope of goodness in such a person. [5] Hard-heartedness is a very dangerous spiritual disease; it is a state in which a person does not accept the truth and does not humble himself before it.

The Qur’an states that turning to sin leads to hardness of the heart: “But their hearts became hardened” . [6] The Quran shows that hardness of the heart is a temporary condition that afflicts human hearts. It is not inherent to human nature but rather the result of deviations and moral corruption that appear in a person’s life through misuse of free will, distancing the heart from the capacity to receive guidance.

[7] A hardened heart is not affected by advice, admonition, or even the most tragic scenes. As Imam Husayn (AS) said to the army of disbelief: “Your bellies have been filled with the unlawful, and your hearts have been sealed. Why then do you not act justly? Why do you not listen?” . [8] 3. Rejection of Deeds In Islamic teachings, righteous action is the most valuable form of spiritual commerce and the best means of attaining God’s pleasure and closeness.

One of the necessary conditions for its acceptance is avoiding forbidden morsels, because the Almighty God is Pure and accepts only what is pure. Forbidden morsel negatively affects one’s deeds and destroys their spiritual value. As a result, from acts of worship, such as prayer, fasting, hajj, charity, and other acts, nothing remains except the outward form.