وَإِذَا
سَأَلَكَ
عِبَادِي
عَنِّي
فَإِنِّي
قَرِيبٌۖ
أُجِيبُ
دَعۡوَةَ
ٱلدَّاعِ
إِذَا
دَعَانِۖ
فَلۡيَسۡتَجِيبُواْ
لِي
وَلۡيُؤۡمِنُواْ
بِي
لَعَلَّهُمۡ
يَرۡشُدُونَ
١٨٦
And when My servants ask you, [O Muḥammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided.
— Saheeh International
When My servants ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about Me: I am truly near. I respond to one’s prayer when they call upon Me. So let them respond ˹with obedience˺ to Me and believe in Me, perhaps they will be guided ˹to the Right Way˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Allah hears the Servant's Supplication
Imam Ahmad reported that Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari said, "We were in the company of Allah's Messenger ﷺ during a battle. Whenever we climbed a high place, went up a hill or went down a valley, we used to say, `Allah is the Most Great,' raising our voices. The Prophet
…Allah hears the Servant's Supplication
Imam Ahmad reported that Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari said, "We were in the company of Allah's Messenger ﷺ during a battl
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