A request for prayer was submitted to the Promised Messiah (as) for someone who was facing a trial. The Promised Messiah (as) said: “Prayers are offered, but on various occasions, Allah the Exalted has reserved for an individual some other bounty, and it does not seem likely that a certain prayer will be accepted according to the words in which it is apparently expressed. This is a trial, especially for those who are apparently righteous, because sometimes a person will feel that since they are righteous, why have they been subjected to trial?”
In the evening, the Promised Messiah (as) said: “I have such firm trust in God that I do not even pray for myself because God is well aware of my state. When the disbelievers were casting Abraham (as) into the fire, the angels came to Abraham (as) and asked him whether he needed anything. Abraham (as) responded by saying:
بَلٰی وَلٰکِنْ اِلَیْکُمْ لاَ
Meaning, Yes; but though I am in need, there is no need to present it before you. The angels responded: ‘Alright, then supplicate before God Almighty.’ To this, Abraham (as) said:
عِلْمُہٗ مِنْ حَالِیْ حَسْبِیْ مِنْ سَوَالِیْ
In other words, He is so well aware of my state that there is no need for me to submit a request to Him.”