I hope evidence from the Holy Quran and Hadeeth helps that the main part of getting things done is to ask Allah SWT for them.
“And your Lord has said: “Call to Me, I shall answer your
prayer.” Verily those who are too proud to worship Me, will
soon enter Hell despised and disgraced.”
Ghafir 60
“When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close
(to them): I listen to the prayer of every supplicant when he
calleth on Me: let them also, with a will, listen to My call, and
believe in Me: that they may walk in the right way.”
Al Baqarah 186
“He, Who responds to the cry of the distressed when he calls
to Him and (Who) removes the distress, and (Who) has made
you the successors (of the formers) in the earth? Is there any
Other god besides Allah? You reflect but very little.”
An Naml 62
The Prophet PBUH gave glad tidings to a man who was inspired with du’a
so that he would be among those who would receive the Mercy of
Allah SWT: He said,
“If the gate of du’a are opened before a man, the gates of mercy will
be opened before him. And the most beloved thing with which
Allah loves to be asked is safety.”
The supplicant also received glad tidings from the Prophet r that Allah
I would keep him safe and he would have a special patronage which
would be a weapon to fight the enemies and defend himself with:
“Du’a is a weapon of a Believer, a pillar of religion, and a light of the
heavens and the earth.”
The Prophet r said,
“Do not feel hopeless with du’a since nobody is to be perished with
du’a.” Ibn Hibban
The Prophet r also said,
“Would I guide you to what would protect you against your
enemies and bring you provision?” ‘Supplicate to Allah by day and
night for supplication is the weapon of a believer.”
The Prophet PBUH also gave glad tidings to the person who supplicates to
Allah SWT so that his supplication would be answered and that his
approach towards Allah SWT would be accepted:
“Allah is Ever-Merciful and Ever-Generous to the extent that when
man lifts his hands skyward (invoking Allah), He dislikes to reply
without rewarding Him.”
The Prophet PBUH explained also how the answer can be achieved. The
answer, whether simultaneously or delayed, is good for the supplicant.
Thus his affair, whether he knows or not, is altogether good for him.
The Prophet r said,
“If a Muslim invokes Allah SWT anything besides sin or severing
relations, Allah SWT in turn responds to his du’a in one of three cases;
either to accept it, delay his reward in the Hereafter or removes a
calamity from him that equals his du’a.
The Companions said, “We will then supplicate a lot.”
The Prophet r replied. “Allah will reward you greatly.”
Then the Prophet r illustrated how the answer of a du’a is good in all
its forms when a man sees the fruits of his du’a which he thought was
not answered.
In another ahadith Prophet PBUH said,
“On the Day of Judgement, Allah will call a believer until he
stands before Him. Allah will say, ‘O My servant, I have
commanded you to call upon Me and have promised to answer
you. Did you truly call upon Me?’ He (the servant) will say, ‘Yes, my
Lord.’ Allah will say, ‘Whenever you called upon Me I answered
you. Did you not call upon Me on the day of such and such to
relieve your calamity and I did?’ The servant will say, ‘Yes my Lord.’
Allah will say, ‘I gave it to you in worldly life, Allah will add,
‘Did you not call on Me on the day of such and such to relieve your
calamity but it seemed that I did not reply to you.’ The servant will
say, ‘Yes my Lord.’ Allah will say, ‘I compensated such and such
for you in Paradise.’ Allah will say, ‘Did you not call on Me to meet
your need and I did.’ The servant will say, ‘Yes my Lord,’ Allah will
add, “I gave it to you in worldly life.’ ‘Did you not call on Me on the
day of such and such to meet your need but it seemed that I did not
reply to you.’ The servant will say, ‘Yes my Lord.’ Allah will say, ‘I
compensated such and such for you in Paradise.” The Messenger of
Allah PBUH said, “Allah will never leave out any supplication of a
believer unless He will expound this for him through the following;
either He will give it to him in worldly life or delay it in the Hereafter.
Thereupon, the believer will say, ‘I wish I was given nothing of my
du’a in this world,”
The same way the prophets, and the righteous would do. Yes Allaah knows what is in our hearts and minds, but if the prophets called out to Allaah at times of distress, then we follow their example and do the same. We are in need of Allaah and He is not in need of us, so we show him our weakness in order that He will help us insha'Allaah.
