Are the Hadiths: "When the servant says: O Lord! O Lord! O Lord! Allah the Almighty says: Here I am, My servant, ask and you shall be given," and "When the servant says: O Lord! four times, Allah the Almighty says: Here I am, My servant, ask and you shall be given," authentic?
One of the reasons for the acceptance of supplications (du'a) is to ask Allah by mentioning His Lordship (Rububiyyah). He, glory be to Him, loves His servants to acknowledge their poverty and humility before Him, and to earnestly implore Him by repeatedly mentioning His Lordship. This is one of the greatest means by which the acceptance of supplication is sought. Al-Hafiz Ibn Rajab mentioned that Allah's Greatest Name (Al-Ism Al-A'zam) is "Lord, Lord" (Rabb, Rabb), and that whoever says "O Lord" (Ya Rabb) three times, Allah looks upon him. Moreover, the supplications mentioned in the Quran often begin with the name "The Lord" (Al-Rabb). Malik and Sufyan were asked about someone who says "O my master" (Ya Sayyidi) in supplication, and they both said: "Why does he not say 'O Lord' as the prophets said in their supplications?" This indicates the importance of earnestly mentioning Lordship in supplication. As for the : "When the servant says: 'O Lord' four times, Allah, blessed and exalted be He, says: 'Here I am, My servant, ask and you shall be given'," it is very weak and not authentic.
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