Treasure House of Prayers — Page 172
PRAYERS 172 "The root cause of prayer being rejected is that the person praying causes rejection, as he is of feeble faith. " (Malf uza t, vol. 2, page 702) "There are four conditions for the acceptance of prayers:" Righteousness Anguish of the heart Availability of a pure moment Pray for a long enough period (Malf uza t, vol. 1, page 536) "Some people are not familiar with the etiquette of requesting the prayer. So long as the person requesting prayer does not have the capability and the quality of obedience in him, the prayer is not accepted. " (Malf uza t, vol. 3, page 39) "Prayers are accepted when a person shakes off negligence for God. The nearer he is to God, the greater the fruits of the prayer he can receive. " (Malf uza t, vol. 1, page 436) "Certain abominations which delay and cause rejection of prayers which should be avoided. " (Malf uza t, vol. 4, page 287) "So long as the heart is not pure, prayers are not accepted. If there is rancour in the heart for a single person due to worldly matters, your prayers will not be accepted" (Malf uza t, vol. 5, page 170) "Remember whosoever usurps the rights of others, his prayers are not accepted because he is a transgressor. " (Malf uza t, vol. 2, page 195) "The prayers of the transgressor and wrongdoer are not accepted. " (Malf uza t, vol. 2, page 682)