A little background knowledge...

In Asia it is an Indian custom to feed the horses chickpeas (Channa). As well as being cheap, chickpeas are regarded as healthy for horses. However, the horses are not fond of the taste of chickpeas.

I heard...

In India it is the habit of farmers to coat chickpeas in sugar so that the outer layer is a sweet coating of sugar whilst inside is contained a chickpea. This method is adopted so that the horses eat the chickpea due to the sweet outer layer of sugar which has covered and disguised the chickpea within.

Had the chickpea been alone it would have never been eaten by the horses, but when covered with the sugar it was eaten by the horses due to its sweet taste.

In the same manner, when one of us makes a supplication it is not to a standard that it would be accepted by Allah Ta'ala. Our supplications have no weight, value or sincerity. Nevertheless, when we cover this same supplication with Salaah Alan Nabi (Salutations upon the Prophet / Durood), we are in essence coating a chickpea with a sugared layer. The manner in which a chickpea is accepted due to its coating, in the same manner Allah Ta’ala accepts our Du’aas (Supplications) due to the coating of Salutations upon our beloved Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam.

Something to learn...

We learn from this that despite our Du'aas are not to a high standard and are not at a level to be accepted by Allah we should never lose hope in the mercy of Allah. He has shown us a path that will take us directly to Him and has given us a messenger through whom we can gain the closeness and love of Allah Ta'ala




May Allah give us the inclination to create great love for the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam so that we can learn to love him and so that this love can result in the Allah's love for us. Aameen

Source...

Event: Jalsa 2005
Venue: Jame Mosque (Leicester)
Speech by: Hadhrat Shaykh Maulana Adam Sahib (Daamat Barkatuhum)