Allah SWT is the creator and sustainer of the whole universe and whatever it contains but He has a special love and relationship with His believers. For believers, He is not only the Lord and Master, rather He offers his friendship and companionship to them.
اَللَّـهُ وَلِىُّ الَّـذِيْنَ اٰمَنُـوْا يُخْرِجُـهُـمْ مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ اِلَى النُّوْرِ
البقرا 257
Allah is the friend of those who have faith: from the depths of darkness He will lead them forth into light.
A friend always tries his best to help his friend in need. And Allah SWT has all the resources and ultimate powers to help His faithful friends who are destitute and requires His help.
An important and powerful tool that Allah SWT has bestowed every believer, no matter if he/she is a saint or a sinner, is supplication (Dua). Dua has the power to change the course of lives, to fix the problems, solve complex situations, and most importantly to get us closer to our Lord.
Although the pious have special connection with Allah SWT, but He responds to the supplication of everyone; even those who are habitual sinners
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ٱدۡعُونِیۤ أَسۡتَجِبۡ لَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ یَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ عَنۡ عِبَادَتِی سَیَدۡخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِینَ﴿ ٦٠ ﴾
- Mufti Taqi Usmani:
Your Lord has said, “Call Me, I will respond to you. Definitely those who show arrogance against worshiping Me shall enter Jahannam (Hell) with disgrace. Ghāfir, Ayah 60
My Shaikh Hazrat Maulana Hakim Muhammad Akhtar Sb RA used to mention that even after Shaitan refused to bow down to Adam AS, his supplication for permission to mislead the people was accepted. Alhamdolillah, we are not a non-believer. Why would He ignore our supplications!
Footsteps of Pious Souls 