Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 143
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 143 extremely generous and bashful, when his servant spreads his hands in prayers. He is embarrassed to leave them empty. " 16 Some relationship and connections encourage us to pray. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "If a father prays for his children, his prayer is surely accepted. " 17 Similarly the prayers of the parents for children and pious children's prayers for their parents are most likely to be accepted. H u du r sa told us that the prayers of an upright Imam,the pious respected leaders of Muslims are not rejected. Similarly the prayers of the righteous people are specially granted. 18 Certain places where the prayers are mostly accepted by God We read in the Holy Qur’ a n that when Hadrat Zakariyyah as eagerly wanted to pray for children, he went into the Mi h r a b, a special place in the Mosque. He stood there and did not leave that place until his prayers were accepted. He received glad tidings of its acceptance at that very place. (3:39-40) God has instructed Muslims to pray in the precincts of the Ka‘bah and especially near Maq a m-e-Ibr a h i m (Al-Baqarah). These prayers carry special significance. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa advised us to pray on seeing the Ka‘bah. Whatever we pray for, would be granted. The area near H ajr-e-Aswad is a place of