The Prophet (saw) said, ‘Du’a is worship itself’. Then the Prophet (saw) recited this verse,
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ٱدۡعُونِیۤ أَسۡتَجِبۡ لَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ یَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ عَنۡ عِبَادَتِی سَیَدۡخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِینَ ٦٠
Your Lord has proclaimed, Call upon Me, I will respond to you. Surely those who are too proud to worship Me will enter Hell in humiliation.
Don’t rush into your du’a without first praising Allah and then sending prayers upon our beloved Prophet (ﷺ)
The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
When any one of you have performed Salah (prayer) and wants to supplicate, let him begin with praising His Lord (swt) and glorifying Him, then send prayers upon the Prophet (ﷺ). Then he may supplicate for whatever he wishes.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
Every dua is kept back until you send blessings upon the Prophet.
الَّلهُمُّ لَكَ الحَمْدُ أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الحَمْدُ أَنْتَ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ
Allahumma lakal-hamdu anta noorus-samawaati wal-ardi wa man fihinna, wa lakal-hamdu anta qayyimus-samawaati wal-ardi wa man fihinna, wa lakal-hamdu anta rabbus-samawaati wal-ardi wa man fihinna.
O Allah! For You is all Praise - You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – You are the Guardian of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – You are the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them.
أَنْتَ الحَقُّ وَوَعْدُكَ الحَقُّ وَقَوْلُكَ الحَقُّ وَلِقَاؤُكَ حَقٌّ وَالجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ والسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ والنَّبِيّونَ حَقٌّ وَمُحَمَّدٌ (صلى الله عليه و سلم) حَقٌّ
Antal-Haqqu wa wa'dukal-haqqu wa qawlukal-haqqu wa liqa’uka haqqun, wal-jannahtu haqqun wan-naru haqqun, was-sa'atu haqqun, wan-nabiyyoona haqqun wa Muhammadun haqq.
O Allah! You are the Truth, Your Promise is True, Your Speech is True, Your Meeting is True, Paradise is True, the Hellfire is True, the Hour is True, the Prophets are True and Muhammad (ﷺ) is True.
الَّلهُمُّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْت، وَبِكَ آمَنت، وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْت، وإليك أنبت، وَبِكَ خَاصَمْت، وَإِلَيْكَ حاَكَمْت، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْت، وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَما أَعْلَت، أَنْتَ المُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ المُؤَخِّرُ لا إِلهَ إِلا أَنْتَ، ولا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله
"Allahumma laka aslamtu, wa bika amantu, wa 'alaika tawakkaltu, wa ilaika anabtu, wa bika khasamtu, wa ilaika hakamtu. Faghfir li ma qaddamtu wa ma akh-khart, wa ma asrartu wa ma a'lant, Antal-Muqaddimu wa Antal-Mu'akhkhiru la ilaha illa Ant, La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.
O Allah! to You I submit, in You I affirm my faith, upon I relied, for You I have argued, with Your Help I contend my adversaries, to You I have taken my judgement, so forgive me that I have done and what I have not done, what I have hidden and what I have disclosed. You are the Promoter, and You are the Delayer, There is none worthy of worship except You. There is no strength to resist evil and no power to do good except through Allah.
It is NOT compulsory to perform wudu before making du’a. However, performing wudu is a way of purifying yourself and getting into the correct mindset for speaking to Allah.
Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari (ra) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ), after the battle of Hunain, called for water, performed wudu, then raised his hands and said: ‘O Allah! Forgive Ubaid Abi Amir!’
It is NOT compulsory to face the Qiblah while making du’a. However, there are reports that the Prophet ﷺ faced the qiblah when making du'a.
‘Umar (ra) narrated, “..then the Prophet (saw) turned to face the qiblah, then he stretched forth his hands and started to cry out to his Lord”
Raising your hands in du’a is a Sunnah. Always remember the following hadith every time you raise your hands:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
Indeed your Lord - Blessed and Almighty is He - is Shy and Most Generous. He is shy when His servant raises his hands to Him (in du’a) to turn them away empty
Don’t rush into your du’a without first praising Allah (ﷻ) and then sending prayers upon our beloved Prophet (ﷺ):
Describe to Him what’s on your mind. Tell Him how you feel. Be very precise in your dua.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said,
When one of you calls upon Allah (ﷻ), let him hope for the greatest of things. Verily, nothing has any greatness over Allah.
وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِی عَنِّی فَإِنِّی قَرِیبٌۖ أُجِیبُ دَعۡوَةَ ٱلدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِۖ فَلۡیَسۡتَجِیبُوا۟ لِی وَلۡیُؤۡمِنُوا۟ بِی لَعَلَّهُمۡ یَرۡشُدُونَ ١٨٦
When My servants ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about Me: I am truly near. I respond to one’s prayer when they call upon Me. So let them respond ˹with obedience˺ to Me and believe in Me, perhaps they will be guided ˹to the Right Way˺.
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Our parents have sacrificed so much to raise us. We can never repay them for their kindness. However, we can do our best to honour them and treat them well.
Allah (ﷻ) says in the Quran;
وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَـٰنًا ۚ إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَآ أُفٍّۢ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًۭا كَرِيمًۭا ٢٣
For your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And honour your parents. If one or both of them reach old age in your care, never say to them ˹even˺ ‘ugh,’ nor yell at them. Rather, address them respectfully.
وَٱخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِى صَغِيرًۭا ٢٤
And be humble with them out of mercy, and pray, “My Lord! Be merciful to them as they raised me when I was young."
One of the best things that you can do is to constantly make sincere dua for them, even if they are no longer with us. The Prophet s.a.w. encouraged us to keep praying for our parents. Indeed, prayers will continue to benefit them.
When a person dies, his deeds come to an end, except for three: A continuous charity, knowledge that others benefited from, and a pious son who (continues to) pray for him.
It is encouraged to make du’a for other people!
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said,
No Muslim servant supplicates for his brother behind his back but that an angel says, “And for you the same.”
It is also important to make du’a for the Ummah in general. As the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, ‘Whoever seeks forgiveness for the believing men and women, Allah will record a good deed for him by each man and woman’. [Tabarani]
اللهم اغفر للمسلمين والمسلمات, والمؤمنين والمؤمنات, الأحياء منهم والأموات الى يوم الدين
O Allah, forgive the Muslim men, and the Muslim women, and the believing men, and the believing women, those who are alive, and those who have died.
Selling alcohol and pork, gambling, stealing, and taking bribes are all examples of impermissible sources of income. It is stated in the Qur'an:
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا ٱلْخَمْرُ وَٱلْمَيْسِرُ وَٱلْأَنصَابُ وَٱلْأَزْلَـٰمُ رِجْسٌۭ مِّنْ عَمَلِ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ فَٱجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ٩٠
O believers! Intoxicants, gambling, idols, and drawing lots for decisions are all evil of Satan’s handiwork. So avoid them so you may be successful.
Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
People! Allah is far from all imperfection, and only accepts good deeds. Verily God has commanded the believers the same as the Messengers.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلرُّسُلُ كُلُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ وَٱعْمَلُوا۟ صَـٰلِحًا ۖ إِنِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌۭ ٥١
O messengers! Eat from what is good and lawful, and act righteously. Indeed, I fully know what you do.
Allah says in the Noble Quran;
فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ حَلَـٰلًۭا طَيِّبًۭا وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ ١١٤
So eat from the good, lawful things which Allah has provided for you, and be grateful for Allah’s favours, if you ˹truly˺ worship Him ˹alone˺.
Ibn Abbas narrated that Sa'd b. Abi Waqas said:
O Messenger of Allah, ask Allah to keep me among those whose supplications are answered by him!
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Sa'd, eat what is lawful and Allah will answer your supplications. By Allah, if a person eats a morsel of what is forbidden, his Du'a is rejected for forty days. He who consumes what is illicit is the one who most deserves the Fire.
Praise Allah ﷻ
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
Pray For the Ummah
Pray For Parents
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