People whose supplications are not accepted Hazrat Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.

People whose supplications are not accepted Hazrat Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) says:Hazrat Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) says: “Du’a of four types of people is not answered: A Person who sits idle at home and prays to Allah to provide him with sustenance is told, ‘Have We not ordered you to make effort for obtaining your sustenance?’ The person who prays for some misfortune for his wife.

He is told, ‘Have We not given you the choice of giving her divorce if you do not want such a wife?’ One who had squandered the money and spent it in evil ways. Now if he prays for sustenance, he is told, ‘Did We not order you to spend in moderation?’ One who gives a loan to someone but does not make anyone witness it.

Hence if the borrower refuses and the creditor prays, he is informed, ‘Had We not ordered you to have witnesses?’”[^5] Testifying is Wajib and concealing evidence, Harām There may be occasion when a person has not directly witnessed a transaction but has some information for having heard or seen something related to the issue. If the information he has can save a Muslim from harm or…