يُسْتَجَابُ لأَحَدِكُمْ مَا لَمْ يَعْجَلْ فَيَقُولُ قَدْ دَعَوْتُ فَلاَ أَوْ فَلَمْ يُسْتَجَبْ لِي
The supplication of every one of you is granted if he does not grow impatient and says: I supplicated but it was not granted.
Sahih Muslim 2735a · Source checked
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Source
Sahih Muslim 2735a
Book 48, Hadith 125
English translation on Sunnah.com
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What It Means: Reading in Context
This is the complete reported saying about impatience in supplication. The final words describe the impatient complaint being warned against. The Arabic text records alternative wording in that final clause. The narration does not specify a deadline or promise the exact outcome a person has pictured. This entry comes from Sahih Muslim 2735a. The quoted wording is the English translation of the reported saying. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
Continue to ask with patience while taking the practical steps available to you. A difficult wait is not a reason to stop seeking help or support.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.