Don't be impatient. The day you give up making dua, thinking that Allah hasn't accepted your dua, it's likely that Allah won't accept your dua.
When Moosa alayhi salaam eventually made dua for Allah to destroy Firoun, his dua was only fulfilled 40 years later.
Can you imagine? Such a great Nabi, the likes of Moosa alayhi salaam, and still he had to wait 40 years for the fulfillment of his dua.
Seriously, 6 months is nothing. Even 6 years is nothing.
I guess it also all depends on what you're making dua for. Allah might accede to some duas much quicker than others, and He knows best what's best for us.
We are being tested. Recognise this.
If Allah just gave us everything we wanted, it wouldn't be much of a test now, would it?
This life is a test of Imaan (faith). A test of yaqeen (conviction). A test of tawakkul (trust). A test of sabr (patience/perseverance).
Right now, Allah is testing you. Will My slave have true trust in Me? Does he have true hope in Me? Does he have conviction in his dua? Will he keep turning to Me, with patience and perseverance?
Allah says something to this effect in the holy Quranβ¦
βcall upon Me; I will respond to you.β
So this is Allah's promise in Quran. Guaranteed, if we make dua to Allah, He will respond. But don't be impatient, and don't lose hope, for none lose hope except the losers.
And even if Allah doesn't give you what you asked for, that doesn't mean your dua was rejected.
Duas are accepted in different ways.
Sometimes Allah will give us exactly what we asked Him for. Other times, He might keep us waiting, but give us something even better. Dua is also a means of Allah averting calamities from us. We might not always see the fruits of our duas, but we don't know how those duas are protecting us.
And if Allah doesn't grant our dua in this life, then He will undoubtedly compensate us in the Aakhirah. In fact, when people see what Allah gives them, in lieu of their duas, they will wish that none of their duas were granted in the dunya. What Allah will give us in the Aakhirah, will be far greater than our minds can comprehend.
So don't give up. Keep making dua to Allah, and know, without doubt, that Allah hears you. Have yaqeen that He has accepted your dua.
Allah will never lie, and if Allah says something in Quran, then guaranteed, it is haq (truth), beyond doubt!
Always rememberβ¦
You are being tested.
You are being tested.
You are being tested.
And Allah tests those He loves, even more than others.
Let me tell you somethingβ¦
Allah readily grants the supplications of some people, but that's not necessarily a sign of Allah's love for them. In fact, it's often quite the contrary.
Sometimes Allah dislikes when certain people make dua to Him, so He just gives them what they want, as if to say: βhere, take what you asked for, now shut up.β
Allah dislikes the voices of some people.
And conversely, Allah might not readily grant the duas of some of His slaves, because He loves it when they call upon Him. Allah knows that if He grants their request, they'll stop making so much dua, so He keeps them in that condition.
Allah loves listening to their voices
So take comfort in everything I've said. Have high hopes in Allah. Have sabr, have tawakkul, and never lose hope. InShaAllah (if Allah wills), it's a sign that Allah loves you.
I know this would have made a perfect ending, lol, but something pretty important occurred to me, which I feel I must say..
Sometimes our duas are rejected by Allah, due to certain sins in our life.
Nabi sallAllahu alayhi wasallam mentioned something to this effectβ¦
βA man, after an arduous journey, dishevelled and dusty, raises his hands and calls upon Allah, saying βya Rabb, ya Rabbβ, but his food is haraam, his drink is haraam, his clothing is haraam, and he is nourished by haraam, so how can his duas be answered?β
Once Anas radiAllahu anhu (Allah be pleased with him) asked Nabi sallAllahu alayhi wasallam, something to this effectβ¦
βYa Rasoolullah, supplicate to Allah for me, to make my dua acceptableβ, and Nabi sallAllahu alayhi wasallam said something to this effectβ¦
βya Anas, if you want your duas to be accepted, then eat only halaal, because a person might have his duas rejected for forty days, due to eating a mouthful of haraam.β
The consumption of haraam is a very broad topic if I really delve into it, but just to elaborate a little bit on thisβ¦
Make sure your earning is halaal, and never usurp the wealth of others, unjustly. Be very particular about what you eat and where you buy your food. Even if you consume haraam accidentally, the effect thereof will still remain, even if you aren't necessarily sinful.
If you're punctual with your five times salah, consume only halaal, avoid major sins, like disobedience to your parents, breaking family ties, backbiting, etc, and do your best to fulfill all the commandments of Allah, in the way shown to us by Nabi sallAllahu alayhi wasallam, I see no reason why Allah would reject your dua.
Make dua with full yaqeen, knowing that Allah has most certainly heard you, and that He will, inShaAllah, accept your dua. Don't ever become despondent. Inculcate sabr, for patience and perseverance, is key, and always have positive thoughts of Allah.
Indeed, Allah treats His slaves according to their expectations of Him, so always think well of Allah, and know that He loves you. If Allah didn't love you, He wouldn't have given you Imaan, so always remember this.
Apologies for this answer turning out so long. May Allah forgive any inaccuracies and errors in what I've said, and may He make these words beneficial for all.
Aameen ya Rabbal aalameen (Amen, oh Lord of the worlds).
Wa sallAllahu ala sayyidina Muhammad wa ala Aalihi wa Sahbihi ajma'een.
Walhamdu Lillahi Rabbil aalameen.