Why Is Allah Not Listening To My Dua?

And this is important. Why did Allah listen to Yunus? Can any tell me why? Why did Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) listen to Yunus? Because in another part Allah says: "And had he not been of those who exalt Allah, he would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected." [37-143:144] what is Allah saying? Allah is saying in another part in the Quran that had it not been that Yunus was from the musabbiheen, was from those who worshipped me before in times of ease, I'd have left him in the belly of the whale in his time of distress until the Day of Judgment. So when will Allah listen to your dua when you're in distress? Only if you praise Allah in times of ease. 

Are you in ease now, ya ikhwati? You are. Praise Allah now. Praise Allah copiously. Thank him now, because a day will come when Allah will test you, and Allah will not listen to you if you didn't praise him in your time of ease. Allah will only listen to you if you praise him in your time of ease. Right? That's why, ya ikhwati, if you think in your time of distress, 'Why is Allah not listening? Why is Allah not listening?! Oh Allah why are you not listening?' It's because you never praised him in your time of ease, that's why Allah will not listen to you in your time of distress. 

Look at firaun. Firaun accepted Islam just before he died, did he not? He said "Amantu bi Rabbi Haroon wa Musa." Allah say "Now (you believe) while you refused to believe before and you were one of the Mufsidun (evil-doers, corrupts, etc.)." [10:92]. Now you believe O' Firaun, when you used to disbelieve before, and you were from those who transgressed in my path. So Allah didn't accept the islam of Firaun, did he? But he accepted the taubah of Yunus. Why? He accepted the Taubah of Yunus (a.s) because he used to worship Allah in his time of ease, so Allah remembered him in time of distress. But Allah did not remember Firaun because Firaun used to disbelieve Allah in his time of ease, so Allah did not listen to him in his time of distress. 

So you remember this, ya ikhwati, Give charity, praise Allah lot more in time of ease so that when time of distress comes, Allah will listen to you at that time as well.

By Sheikh Dr. Tawfique Chowdhury