A Small Reminder - Don’t Give Up on Dua

Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, I want to share a true story about someone I know. Last academic year he lost his wallet - it was a gift from his mother and had his student ID, a bank card, and some cash. He kept making dua, asking Allah (SWT) to help him find it. After a while he stopped making dua and pretty much forgot about it. Today, after an entire year, he got an email from a staff member at the university library saying his wallet was in the safe room. He went to the desk and they handed it back to him. This reminded me that Allah (SWT) never forgets. Sometimes the answer to our dua comes right away, sometimes it comes later, and sometimes Allah stores the reward for us in the Hereafter or averts harm - but He always responds in the best way. How often do we stop making dua because we feel hopeless or because it’s taking too long? Our relationship with Allah shouldn’t be like that. Remember the hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him) that says when a Muslim makes a sincere supplication that contains no sin or breaking of ties of kinship, Allah will give one of three things: He will grant what was asked, store the reward for the person in the Hereafter, or avert an equivalent harm. So keep making dua - you’ll always gain something. May Allah accept our duas and grant us patience.