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What is the ruling on feeling hypocritical and refraining from supplicating for worldly matters, out of fear of Allah's accountability, and limiting oneself to supplications for the hereafter?

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Allah Almighty commanded His servants to supplicate, and He promised them a response. He also informed us that His righteous servants ask Him for the good of this world and the hereafter. Supplicating for worldly benefits is not a sign of hypocrisy, for a Muslim supplicates to his Lord for the betterment of his faith, his worldly life, and his afterlife.

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