Ramadan – The Month of MercyRamadan – The Month of Mercy

The Manners of Making The Manners of Making Dua (Supplication)Dua (Supplication)

Three Peoples Duaa will not be Three Peoples Duaa will not be rejected:rejected:

A just rulerA just ruler A fasting person until he brakes A fasting person until he brakes

his fast his fast An oppressed person An oppressed person

Aisha asked what can a woman on Aisha asked what can a woman on menses do to find the night of power:menses do to find the night of power:

And he replied, And he replied,

““Say O Allah, indeed you are a Say O Allah, indeed you are a Pardoner, and you love pardon; so Pardoner, and you love pardon; so pardon me.” .pardon me.” .

Now follows:Now follows:

How to best get my dua How to best get my dua answeredanswered

First – Ask Allah aloneFirst – Ask Allah aloneDo not make Do not make duadua to anyone alongside to anyone alongside Allah. (70:18)Allah. (70:18)

The Prophet (s.A.a.w.s.) said, The Prophet (s.A.a.w.s.) said,

““Dua is worship.” Making dua is an act of Dua is worship.” Making dua is an act of worship; and directing one’s worship to worship; and directing one’s worship to other than Allah alone is major other than Allah alone is major shirkshirk, a sin , a sin which nullifies the person’s which nullifies the person’s islamislam altogether. altogether.

Second- Begin by Praising Allah:Second- Begin by Praising Allah:The Prophet was sitting in a The Prophet was sitting in a masjidmasjid and a and a man came, and prayed, “O Allah, forgive man came, and prayed, “O Allah, forgive me and have mercy on me.” So the Prophet me and have mercy on me.” So the Prophet (s.A.a.w.s.) told him, “You were hasty. (s.A.a.w.s.) told him, “You were hasty. When you pray, praise Allah and send the When you pray, praise Allah and send the salahsalah on me, then ask Allah.” on me, then ask Allah.”

Another man came and he praised Allah Another man came and he praised Allah and he sent the and he sent the salahsalah on the Prophet on the Prophet (s.A.a.w.s.); so he (s.A..a.w.s.) said, “O (s.A.a.w.s.); so he (s.A..a.w.s.) said, “O suppliant, ask Allah and your prayer will be suppliant, ask Allah and your prayer will be answered.” (Narrated by at-Tirmidhianswered.” (Narrated by at-Tirmidhi

Thirdly – Sending blessings on Thirdly – Sending blessings on the Prophet (sa)the Prophet (sa)

The Prophet (sa) said:The Prophet (sa) said:

Every supplication will be denied Every supplication will be denied until the suppliant prays upon the until the suppliant prays upon the Prophet.” (hasan)Prophet.” (hasan)

Please Note:Please Note:

The dua of repentance or istikhara does The dua of repentance or istikhara does not require sending blessings on the not require sending blessings on the

Prophet.Prophet.

Fourthly – Tell Allah about your Fourthly – Tell Allah about your situation – talk to himsituation – talk to him

A mention of the mercy of thy Lord unto His A mention of the mercy of thy Lord unto His servant Zakhariyyah—when he cried unto his servant Zakhariyyah—when he cried unto his Lord a cry in secret, saying, “My Lord! Lo! Lord a cry in secret, saying, “My Lord! Lo! The The bones of me wax feeble and my head is shining bones of me wax feeble and my head is shining with grey hair,with grey hair, and I have never been unblest in and I have never been unblest in prayer to Thee, my Lord. prayer to Thee, my Lord. Lo! I fear my kinsfolk Lo! I fear my kinsfolk after me, since my wife is barren. after me, since my wife is barren. Oh, give me Oh, give me from Thy presence a successor who shall inherit from Thy presence a successor who shall inherit of me and inhereit of the house of Jacob. And of me and inhereit of the house of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, acceptable (unto Thee).”make him, my Lord, acceptable (unto Thee).”

(Maryam:2-6)(Maryam:2-6)

Five – Ask with certainty :Five – Ask with certainty :

The Prophet (s.A.a.w.s.) said, “Ask The Prophet (s.A.a.w.s.) said, “Ask Allah with certainty that He will Allah with certainty that He will answer your prayers, and know answer your prayers, and know that Allah will not accept the that Allah will not accept the supplication from an absent supplication from an absent heart.”heart.”

(hasan, at-Tirmidhi)(hasan, at-Tirmidhi)

Sixth – Ask Allah for what it is Sixth – Ask Allah for what it is three times:three times:

““If you ask Allah for the If you ask Allah for the jannahjannah three times, the three times, the jannahjannah will say, ‘O will say, ‘O Allah, make him enter Allah, make him enter jannahjannah.’ .’ And if you ask Allah to protect you And if you ask Allah to protect you from hellfire three times, hellfire from hellfire three times, hellfire will say, ‘O Allah, protect him from will say, ‘O Allah, protect him from the hellfire.’the hellfire.’

Sixth – Must have patience:Sixth – Must have patience:Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (s.A.w.s.) said, “The person’s supplication (s.A.w.s.) said, “The person’s supplication will be answered unless he asks for sin or will be answered unless he asks for sin or severing the ties of kinship, except if the severing the ties of kinship, except if the person is hasty.” Then the Prophet person is hasty.” Then the Prophet (s.A.a.w.s.) was asked about hastiness. So (s.A.a.w.s.) was asked about hastiness. So the Prophet (s.A.a.w.s.) described it as, the Prophet (s.A.a.w.s.) described it as, “The person says, ‘I asked, and I have not “The person says, ‘I asked, and I have not seen the answer.’ Then he leaves seen the answer.’ Then he leaves duadua.” .”

(Sahih Muslim) (Sahih Muslim)

Seven – Have confidence:Seven – Have confidence:

The Prophet (s.A.w.s.) said, “When The Prophet (s.A.w.s.) said, “When you ask Allah, ask with you ask Allah, ask with confidence.” confidence.”

Eight – Trying crying to Allah:Eight – Trying crying to Allah:

An example of this lies in the An example of this lies in the duadua of Zakariyyahof Zakariyyah

““A mention of the mercy of thy A mention of the mercy of thy Lord unto His servant ZakhariyyahLord unto His servant Zakhariyyah—when he cried unto his Lord —when he cried unto his Lord a a cry in secretcry in secret.” (19:2).” (19:2)

Also – It is best to have wudu and Also – It is best to have wudu and face Qibla:face Qibla:

Please note that this is not a must but it Please note that this is not a must but it adds strength to your supplicationadds strength to your supplication

Also – It is best to call upon Allah Also – It is best to call upon Allah using his names:using his names:

Allah’s are the fairest names. Allah’s are the fairest names. Invoke Him by them. Invoke Him by them.

(7:180) (7:180)

Also – Best to raise the hands:Also – Best to raise the hands:

Salman narrated from the Prophet Salman narrated from the Prophet (s.A.a.w.s.), (s.A.a.w.s.),

““Surely Allah is Surely Allah is HayyimHayyim, and He , and He loves to conceal the shortcomings loves to conceal the shortcomings of His servants. If His servant of His servants. If His servant raises his hands, He does not let raises his hands, He does not let him go empty handed.”him go empty handed.”

Also – Best to stay away from Also – Best to stay away from Haram foods:Haram foods:

““Allah the Almighty is good and Allah the Almighty is good and accepts only that which is good. Allah accepts only that which is good. Allah has commanded the faithful to do that has commanded the faithful to do that which he commanded the messengers, which he commanded the messengers, and the Almighty has said: ‘O ye and the Almighty has said: ‘O ye messengers! Eat of the good things messengers! Eat of the good things and do right.’ And Allah the Almighty and do right.’ And Allah the Almighty has said, ‘O ye who believe! Eat of the has said, ‘O ye who believe! Eat of the good things wherewith We have good things wherewith We have provided you.’” provided you.’”

Also:

Then he (s.A.a.w.s.) mentioned [the case Then he (s.A.a.w.s.) mentioned [the case of] a man who, having journeyed far, is of] a man who, having journeyed far, is disheveled and dusty and who spreads out disheveled and dusty and who spreads out his hands to the sky [saying] : "O Lord! O his hands to the sky [saying] : "O Lord! O Lord!" Meanwhile, his (the traveler’s) food Lord!" Meanwhile, his (the traveler’s) food is unlawful, his drink unlawful, his clothing is unlawful, his drink unlawful, his clothing unlawful, and he is nourished unlawfully; unlawful, and he is nourished unlawfully; so how can he be answered! so how can he be answered!

(Related by Muslim(Related by Muslim

Also – Best to think well of AllahAlso – Best to think well of Allah

Hadith Qudsi Hadith Qudsi

““I am as my servants thinks of me, and I am as my servants thinks of me, and I am with him whenever he mentions I am with him whenever he mentions me.” me.”

Also – you can ask Allah by your Also – you can ask Allah by your good deeds:good deeds:

Bukhari and Muslim relate the hadith of the Prophet Bukhari and Muslim relate the hadith of the Prophet (s.A.a.w.s.) of the story of three men, who each (s.A.a.w.s.) of the story of three men, who each supplicated to Allah by a good deed they had done earlier supplicated to Allah by a good deed they had done earlier in their lives. As the story goes, “Three persons of a in their lives. As the story goes, “Three persons of a people before you were on a journey when they were people before you were on a journey when they were overtaken by a storm and therefore they took shelter in a overtaken by a storm and therefore they took shelter in a cave. A rock slipped down from the mountain and blocked cave. A rock slipped down from the mountain and blocked the exit from the cave. One of them said, ‘The only way the exit from the cave. One of them said, ‘The only way for deliverance left is to beseech Allah in the name of for deliverance left is to beseech Allah in the name of some virtuous deed.’” One of the men mentioned a good some virtuous deed.’” One of the men mentioned a good deed which they had done for Allah, and supplicated, “O deed which they had done for Allah, and supplicated, “O Lord, if I did this thing seeking only Thy pleasure, then do Lord, if I did this thing seeking only Thy pleasure, then do Thou relieve us of the distress wrought upon us by this Thou relieve us of the distress wrought upon us by this rock.” The rock moved, but not enough to free the men. rock.” The rock moved, but not enough to free the men. So, the other two made similar supplications by their So, the other two made similar supplications by their good deeds until the rock moved enough to free them.good deeds until the rock moved enough to free them.

Also – Ask from Allah in good times:

The Prophet (s. A.a.w.s) said, The Prophet (s. A.a.w.s) said, “Whoever is pleased that Allah “Whoever is pleased that Allah answers his prayers during answers his prayers during hardships and difficulties, let him hardships and difficulties, let him make much supplication in times make much supplication in times of ease.” of ease.”

(Hasan, at-Tirmidhi)(Hasan, at-Tirmidhi)

Also – Ask from a good place:Also – Ask from a good place:

For example, the Saffa and Marwa For example, the Saffa and Marwa in Mecca are favored places, since in Mecca are favored places, since the Prophet (sA.a.w.s.) made the Prophet (sA.a.w.s.) made duadua there. there.

Also – Choose favored times:

The last third of the night is a favored time The last third of the night is a favored time because Allah descends to the lowest heaven in because Allah descends to the lowest heaven in that time and says, “Is there anyone asking for that time and says, “Is there anyone asking for something so that I may grant him.” something so that I may grant him.”

Another favored time is between the adhan and Another favored time is between the adhan and iqamah, as the Prophet (sA.a.w.s.) told Anas, iqamah, as the Prophet (sA.a.w.s.) told Anas, “Supplication between adhan and iqamah will “Supplication between adhan and iqamah will never be rejected. So call upon Allah at that never be rejected. So call upon Allah at that time.” (Authentic, Ibn Khuzaimah). time.” (Authentic, Ibn Khuzaimah).

Another favored time is in Another favored time is in sujudsujud, as the Prophet , as the Prophet (s.A.a.w.s.) said, “The servant is closest to his (s.A.a.w.s.) said, “The servant is closest to his Lord while in Lord while in sujudsujud, so ask Allah in that time.” , so ask Allah in that time.”

Also – A good day:

Friday is also a preferred, especially in Friday is also a preferred, especially in the last hour before maghrib. the last hour before maghrib.

Also, while the roosters crow, since Also, while the roosters crow, since the Prophet (s.A.a.w.s.) said, “When the Prophet (s.A.a.w.s.) said, “When you hear the crowing of the rooster you hear the crowing of the rooster ask Allah from His favors because it ask Allah from His favors because it saw an angel. And if you hear the saw an angel. And if you hear the braying of a donkey, seek refuge with braying of a donkey, seek refuge with Allah because it saw a devil.” Allah because it saw a devil.”

Other good times:Other good times:

““Two supplications will not be rejected: the Two supplications will not be rejected: the supplication during supplication during adhanadhan and under rain,” and under rain,” (hasan) then these two times are preferred (hasan) then these two times are preferred for dua. for dua.

Supplication on Laylat’ul-Qadr, since it is a Supplication on Laylat’ul-Qadr, since it is a blessed and honored time. Aisha asked the blessed and honored time. Aisha asked the Prophet (s.A.a.w.s.) “What should I say on Prophet (s.A.a.w.s.) “What should I say on Laylat’il-qadrLaylat’il-qadr?” And he replied, “O Allah, ?” And he replied, “O Allah, indeed you are a Pardoner, and you love indeed you are a Pardoner, and you love pardon; so pardon me.” pardon; so pardon me.”

Misc things to note:

You can make dua for others: The Prophet, sala Allahu alaihi wa salam, said

“Whenever you make a supplication for another believer and he is not present, an angel will say ‘and same to you.’

Wiping the face is not from the sunnah

Finally:Don’t make Dua’a against yourself or Don’t make Dua’a against yourself or against your childrenagainst your children

The Propeht, The Propeht, sala Allahu alaihi wa sala Allahu alaihi wa salamsalam, said, “Don’t make , said, “Don’t make duadua against against yourselves. Don’t make yourselves. Don’t make duadua against against your children. Don’t make your children. Don’t make duadua against against your maids. And don’t make your maids. And don’t make duadua against your wealth. It might be in a against your wealth. It might be in a time in which Allah answers the time in which Allah answers the prayers.” (Authentic, Abu Dauoodprayers.” (Authentic, Abu Dauood

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