Du’a – Weapon of the Believer PreConditions of Du’a
1. The realisation that only Allah 2. 3. 4.
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responds to Du’a Sincerity in Du’a to Allah alone To perform Tawassul properly Lack of hastiness Du’a for things that are good
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To have good intentions The presence of an attentive heart Purity of one’s sustenance Prayer upon the Prophet (saw) 10. That the Du’a does not interfere with something more important
Etiquette of Du’a
1. Praising Allah before the Du’a, and 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
praying upon the Prophet (saw) Raising one’s hands Facing the Qiblah Performing Wudu To cry To expect the best from Allah To pray with humility and fear To complain only to Allah To pray quietly Acknowledging one’s sins To implore Allah earnestly To be determined in one’s request To use the proper names and attributes of Allah
14. To repeat the Du’a three times 15. To pray with concise Du’as 16. To use the Dua’s of the Qur’an and Sunnah 17. To start Du’a with one’s self 18. To pray for all Muslims 19. To say Amin 20. To make Du’a at all times 21. To make Du’a for all matters 22. To make Du’a plentifully 23. To make Du’as when one is in a condition of response 24. To make Du’as at the times of response
Recommended Times for Du’a
1. Du’a in the last third of the night
2. An hour of the night 3. Du’a when the Adhan is called 4. Du’a between the Adhan and Iqamah 5. Du’a during the Salat 6. Du’a while prostrating 7. While reciting alFatihah 8. After alFatihah 9. Du’a before the End of Salat
10. Du’a after the Salat 11. 12. 13. 14.
An hour on Friday When waking up at night After performing Wudu Before drinking Zam Zam 15. Du’a during Ramadan 16. Du’a on “The Night of Decree” 17. Du’a inside the Ka’bah 18. Du’a At Safa and Marwa
19. Du’a after stoning the Jamarat 20. Du’a on the Day of Arafah
21. The first ten days of Dhul Hijjah 22. While visiting the Sick Conditions During Which Du’a is Answered 1. The person who has been wronged 2. The one in severe circumstances 3. After a calamity 4. The traveler 5. The father against his son or for his son 6. The son for the father
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When the soul of a person is taken When rain falls Before Zuhr At the crowing of a Rooster
7. The person reciting the Qur’an 8. The person performing Hajj, Umrah or Jihad 9. The Du’a for a person in his absence 10. The one who remembers Allah constantly 11. The just ruler
Factors that Aid a Person’s Du’a in being Answered 1. Sincerity 2. To expect the best from Allah 3. Doing good deeds 4. Fulfilling the rights of parents 5. To make Du’a at all times
6. To do extra voluntary acts after the obligatory ones 7. Repenting from previous sins 8. Having a humble appearance 9. Making Du’a at holy places 10. Conforming with the etiquette of Du’a
Factors that Prevent Du’as being Answered 1. Haram sustenance 2. Sins 3. Leaving advice to others 4. Being hasty
5. Becoming tired 6. Asking for something prohibited 7. Abandoning the etiquette of Du’a
The Most Important Matters to Ask For 1. Guidance 2. Forgiveness 3. Paradise
4. Protection from affliction 5. Perseverance in one’s faith