God’s Name Al-Mujeeb (The Answerer of Prayers)

This name of Allah is found in the following verse of the Qur’an:  {Ask forgiveness of Him, and turn to Him (in repentance): for my Lord is near, the Answerer (of prayers).} (Hud 11: 61)

Allah answers the prayers of those who beseech Him. He relieves those who seek refuge in Him and He placates their fears. He even answers the prayers of the unbelievers and those who are heedless when, in the throes of despair, they call out to Him:
{He it is Who enables you travel by land and sea; yet when you are in the ships, and they sail on with them in a pleasant breeze, and those (on the ship) rejoice, a violent wind overtakes them and the billows surge in on them from all sides, and they become certain that they are encompassed about, they pray to Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience, saying: “If You deliver us from this, we will most certainly be of the grateful ones.” But when He delivers them, behold! they transgress insolently throughout the Earth in defiance of right!} (Yunus 10: 22-23)

Allah answered Prophet Noah, peace be upon him, in his distress, saving him and his followers in the ark when He drowned the sinful people in the flood: {Noah did certainly call to Us, and We are the best to answer prayers.} (As-Saffat 37: 75)

Allah answered the prayers of Job, peace be upon him: {(Remember) Job, when He cried to his Lord, ‘Truly distress has seized me, but You are the Most Merciful of those who are merciful.’ Then We heard his prayer and removed the distress that was on him, and We restored his people to him, and doubled their number, a mercy from Us and a reminder to the worshippers.} (Al-Anbiya’ 21: 83-84)

Allah answered the prayers of Jonah, peace be upon him, when he cried out from the belly of the whale: {And (remember) Jonah, when he went off in anger and deemed that We would not straiten him. But he cried through the depths of darkness, saying: ‘There is no god but You, Glory to You: I was indeed wrong!’ So We answered him and delivered him from grief, and thus do We deliver the believers.} (Al-Anbiya’ 21: 87-88)

Likewise, Allah answered the prayers of Abraham, Zechariah, John the Baptist, Jesus, and indeed every one of His prophets and messengers, peace be upon them all. They beseeched their Lord with utmost humility and sincerity, so He, in His infinite grace, safeguarded them, guided them, honored them, and accepted their appeals.

Allah is the one who answers the prayers of those who beseech Him and place their hopes in Him. Allah alone is the one to whom all prayers and supplications are to be made.
{And your Lord says: “Call on Me; I will answer your (prayer): but those who are too arrogant to serve Me will surely find themselves in Hell – in humiliation!”} (Ghafir 40: 60)

Allah has enjoined supplication upon us and He has promised to answer our prayers. This is why `Umar used to say: “I do not worry that my supplications will be answered. I worry about my supplications themselves.”

In other words, when a person is blessed to beseech the Lord, this itself is the benefit. As for the answer, that is something which has already been granted.


Allah is the one who removes our distresses. He reminds us: {It is Allah who delivers you from these and from every distress, but again you set up others (with Him).} (Al-An‘am 6: 64)



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