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The Prophet (peace be upon him) once said, ,,. ,... o J o J .Jo o J J ,,. ,,, ů+Jj ࢰ ࢱ1)1 o¡;J jWI o¡;J r }J2:JI o¡; ઉઊઋ pl7; ..:.>R "Three supplications are responded3 to: the supplication of the oppressed, the supplication of the traveler and the supplication of the father for his child."4 Ibn Rajah explains the relationship between traveling and having one's supplication answered. He says that when one is traveling, in a strange land, away from his family, facing hardship, the heart becomes soft and realizes its 1 Cf,, al-Tiraiqi, p. 28. 2 lbn Daqeeq al-Eid, Sharh, p. 4 1 . 3 Another narration mentions, "without any doubt concerning them." 4 This hadith was recorded by al-Bukhari in his book entitled al-Adab al-Mufrad, Abu Dawood, Ahmad, al-Tirmidhi, ibn Majah and others. According to al-Tirmidhi, ibn Hajr, al-Albaani and al-Hilaali, it is hasan. See al-Hilaali, Eeqaadh, p. 161. Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi dependence upon and need for Allah. This feeling in the heart is one of the greatest causes for one's supplication to be answered by Allah.1 "disheveled and dust-colored" This characteristic mentioned by the Prophet (peace be upon him) implies modesty and simplicity on the part of the person. This has also been noted as being one of the causes for Allah to respond to one's supplication. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stated, /. ,..,,, Oil ,,. 0 ,,. / ,.. J ,.. ,,, ,,, ,,,, 5,-u .JJ1 1;._ - - ·r · 1 ....,i- ·\rw ·ࡻ ࣼi ::../ J. , i.r ࣻ y , .