This slide program describes few comprehensive duas of our beloved Prophet (SAW). It also explains the etiquette of dua, conditions for its acceptance and best times to make dua.

2. Significance of Dua
• And your Rubb said: `Invoke Me, [i.e., believe in
My Oneness (Islamic Monotheism)] (and ask Me
for anything) I will respond to your (invocation).'''
(40:60)
• "Invoke your Rabb with humility and in secret. He
likes not the aggressors.'' (7:55)

3. Allah is near to respond to Dua
• And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad
(PBUH)) concerning Me, then (answer them), I
am indeed near (to them by My Knowledge). I
respond to the invocations of the supplicant
when he calls on Me (without any mediator or
intercessor).'' (2:186)

4. Allah responds to distress calls
• Is not He (better than your gods) Who
responds to the distressed one, when he calls
on Him, and Who removes the evil?'' (27:62)

5. Dua excellent worship

7. Dua is the worship
• An-Numan bin Bashir (RA) reported: The Prophet
(SAW) said, .
• "Du`a (supplication) is worship.''[Abu Dawud].
• Dua is an expression of one's humbleness and
helplessness before Allah.
• This expression before the Infinite Power and
Might of Allah is in fact the essence of worshipping
Him.

8. Prophet (SAW) liked comprehensive dua
• Aishah (RA) reported: .
•
• The Messenger of Allah (SAW) liked
comprehensive supplications or (Al-Jawami` - i.e.,
supplications with very few words but
comprehensive in meanings), and discarded
others.[Abu Dawud].

9. A short Dua
• A man came to the Prophet (PBUH) and said to
him: "O Messenger of Allah! What shall I say if I
want to pray to my Rubb?'' He (PBUH) said, "Say:
• (O Allah! Forgive me, have mercy on me, guide
me and provide me with sustenance).' Surely, this
supplication is better for you in this life and in the
Hereafter.'‘ (Muslim, Abu-Dawood)

10. Seeking good in both worlds
• Anas (RA) reported: The supplication most often
recited by the Prophet (PBUH) was: ..
• [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

11. Prophet (SAW) used to ask for 4 virtues
• Abdullah bin Mas`ud (RA) reported: The Prophet
(PBUH) used to supplicate:
• "Allahumma inni as'alukal-huda, wat-tuqa, wal-
`afafa, wal-ghina (O Allah! I beseech You for
guidance, piety, chastity and
contentment).‘’[Muslim].

12. Explanation of the Hadith
• Huda means guidance towards virtue which one needs at
every step. The ability to do good and steadfastness on the
Right Path is also covered by the term guidance.
• Taqwah is to comply with the Orders of Allah and to
prevent oneself from what He has forbidden , the
importance of which needs no elaboration.
• `Affaf is prevention from sins. It also means evasion from
seeking help from others.
• Ghina means riches which makes one independent of
others so much so that all one's hopes are centered on
Allah Alone. The prayer quoted in this Hadith is very
comprehensive indeed.

13. Dua for steadfastness on Islam

14. Explanation of the Hadith
• This is a very important Dua because through it
one seeks steadfastness in virtue.
• Everybody's heart is always open to troubles,
turmoil and ordeals and he is drifting from one
situation to the other.
• If he is not supported by Allah, he can deviate
from the Right Path at any moment.
• For this reason, he has been required to pray to
Allah to save his heart from turning towards evils
and keep it towards Allah, because it is He Alone
Who is Capable of controlling hearts.

15. Seeking refuge against 4 evils
• Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him)
reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said .
• "Seek refuge in Allah against the turmoils,
attacks of misfortunes, and evil of judgement and
joys of the enemies.''
• [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

16. Explanation
• Juhd al-bala- is the trouble of a trial which is
unbearable for a person and from which he
does not have the power to rid himself
• "Ash-Shaqa”- - is the opposite of good
fortune, that is, to pray for protection from
misfortune
• Su-al-Qada- evil of judgment
• "Shamatat'' the pleasure that one's enemy
feels on one's trouble.

17. Dua for goodness in this world and the
hereafter.

18. Translation
• Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with
him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (SAW)
used to say:
• (O Allah, make my religion easy for me by
virtue of which my affairs are protected, set
right for me my world where my life exists,
make good for me my Hereafter which is my
resort to which I have to return, and make
my life prone to perform all types of good,
and make death a comfort for me from
every evil).''[Muslim].

19. Seeking guidance and uprightness
• Ali (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said to
me, "Recite: .
• (O Allah! Direct me to the Right Path and make me
adhere to the Straight Path).'' Another narration is: (I
beg You for guidance and uprightness).''Muslim
• "As-Sadad'' means correctness and uprightness.
• Some scholars of Hadith have interpreted it as
steadfastness and moderation.

20. Seeking protection against worries
• Anas (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah
(SAW) used to supplicate: .
• [O Allah! I seek refuge in You from sadness and worries
helplessness (to do good), indolence, miserliness
cowardice, senility; and from the burden of indebtedness
and the tyranny of men).''[Muslim].

21. Seeking forgiveness from Allah
• Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (RA) reported: I requested the
Prophet (SAW) to teach me a dua which I could
recite in my Salah. Thereupon he said, "Recite:
• (O Allah! I have considerably wronged myself. There is
none to forgive the sins but You. So grant me pardon and
have mercy on me. You are the Most Forgiving, the Most
Compassionate).'''[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

22. Seeking forgiveness

23. Translation
• Abu Musa (RA) reported: The Prophet (SAW) used to
supplicate: .
• (O Allah! Forgive my errors, ignorance and immoderation in
my affairs. You are better aware of my faults than myself. O
Allah! Forgive my faults which I committed in seriousness
or in fun deliberately or inadvertently. O Allah! Grant me
pardon for those sins which I committed in the past and I
may commit in future, which I committed in privacy or in
public and all those sins of which You are better aware than
me. You Alone can send whomever You will to Jannah, and
You Alone can send whomever You will to Hell-fire and You
are Omnipotent).''[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
•

24. Seeking protection against evil of
actions
• `Aishah ( RA) reported: The Prophet (SAW) used
to supplicate : .
• (O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the evil of that
which I have done and the evil of that which I have
not done).''[Muslim].
• Sometimes a person does a virtuous deed but it is
tainted with slight hypocrisy or pride.

25. Seeking refuge in Allah
• `Abdullah bin `Umar (RA) reported: The
Messenger of Allah (SAW) used to supplicate thus:
.
• (O Allah! I seek refuge in You against the declining
of Your Favors, passing of safety, the suddenness
of Your punishment and all that which displeases
You).''[Muslim].

26. Seeking forgiveness from Allah
•

27. Translation of Hadith
• (O Allah! to You I submit, in You I affirm my faith, in
You I repose my trust, to You I turn in repentance
and with Your Help I contend my adversaries and
from You I seek judgement. O Allah! Grant me
forgiveness for the faults which I made in past and
those ones I may commit in the future, those which
I committed secretly or openly. You Alone send
whomever You will to Jannah, and You Alone send
whomever You will to Hell-fire. There is none
worthy of worship except You)

28. Seeking refuge in Allah from trials
• `Aishah (RA) reported: The Prophet (SAW) used to
supplicate: .
• (O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the trials and
the torment of the Fire and from the evils of
wealth and poverty).''[Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi].

29. Seeking refuge in Allah from sins
• Ziyad bin `Ilaqah reported: My uncle Qutbah bin
Malik (RA) said that the Prophet (SAW) used to
supplicate: .
• (O Allah! I seek refuge in You from undesirable manners,
deeds, and aspirations).''[At-Tirmidhi].
• This dua is recited to seek Allah's Help in shunning bad
manners and observing good manners and righteous deeds.

30. Dua for protection against diseases
• Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (SAW) used to supplicate: .
• (O Allah! I seek refuge in You from leucoderma,
insanity, leprosy and evil diseases).''[Abu Dawud].
•

31. Dua to seek protection against hunger
• Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: The Messenger of
Allah (SAW) used to supplicate: .
• [O Allah! I seek refuge in You from hunger; surely,
it is the worst companion. And I seek refuge in
You from treachery; surely, it is a bad inner
trait].''[Abu Dawud].

32. Seeking guidance
• `Imran bin Husain (RA) reported: The Prophet
(RA) taught my father two statements to recite in
his Du`a. These are: .
• (O Allah! Inspire in me guidance and deliver me
from the evils within myself).''[At-Tirmidhi].
•

33. Prophet Dawud’s Dua
• Abud-Darda' (May Allah be pleased with him)
reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,”One
of Prophet Dawud (AS) dua was:
• (O Allah! I ask You for Your Love, the love of those who love
You, and deeds which will cause me to attain Your Love. O
Allah! Make Your Love dearer to me than myself, my family
and the cold water).'''[At-Tirmidhi].

34. Most comprehensive dua
• Abu Umamah (RA) reported: The Prophet (SAW) said "Shall I
tell you a comprehensive prayer? Say:
• (O Allah, I beg to You the good which Your Prophet
Mohammad (SAW) begged of You; and I seek refuge in You
from the evil where from Your Prophet Mohammad (SAW)
sought refuge. You are the One from Whom help is sought and
You communicate (the truth). There is no power or strength
except with Allah the Exalted, the Great.'''[At-Tirmidhi]

35. Seeking Allah’s Mercy, Forgiveness
• Ibn Mas`ud (RA) reported: One of the supplications
of the Messenger of Allah (SAW) was: .
(O Allah! I beg You for that which incites Your Mercy
and the means of Your forgiveness, safety from every
sin, the benefit from every good deed, success in
attaining Jannah and deliverance from Fire).''[Hakim].
•

36. Prophet (SAW) used to recite this dua
frequently
• َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ق‬ ٍ‫ب‬َ‫ش‬ ْ‫و‬َ‫ح‬ ُ‫ْن‬‫ب‬ ُ‫ر‬ْ‫ه‬َ‫ش‬:َ‫م‬َ‫ل‬َ‫س‬ ِّ‫م‬ُ‫أل‬ ُ‫ت‬ْ‫ل‬ُ‫ق‬َ‫ان‬َ‫ك‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬ َ‫ين‬ِّ‫ن‬ِّ‫م‬ْ‫ؤ‬ُ‫م‬ْ‫ال‬ َّ‫م‬ُ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬ َ‫ة‬
‫وسل‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ ِّ َّ‫اَّلل‬ ِّ‫ل‬‫و‬ُ‫س‬َ‫ر‬ ِّ‫اء‬َ‫ع‬ُ‫د‬ ُ‫ر‬َ‫ث‬ْ‫ك‬َ‫أ‬ِّ‫ك‬َ‫د‬ْ‫ن‬ِّ‫ع‬ َ‫ان‬َ‫ك‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ذ‬ِّ‫إ‬ ‫م‬
ِّ‫ه‬ِّ‫ئ‬‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ُ‫د‬ ُ‫ر‬َ‫ث‬ْ‫ك‬َ‫أ‬ َ‫ان‬َ‫ك‬ ْ‫ت‬َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ق‬”‫ا‬ َ‫ب‬ِّ‫ل‬َ‫ق‬ُ‫م‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ‫ي‬ِّ‫ب‬ْ‫ل‬َ‫ق‬ ْ‫ت‬ِّ‫ب‬َ‫ث‬ ِّ‫ب‬‫و‬ُ‫ل‬ُ‫ق‬ْ‫ل‬‫ى‬
َ‫ك‬ِّ‫ن‬‫ي‬ِّ‫د‬”.َ‫أل‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬ ِّ َّ‫اَّلل‬ َ‫ل‬‫و‬ُ‫س‬َ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬ ُ‫ت‬ْ‫ل‬ُ‫ق‬ ْ‫ت‬َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ق‬َ‫ب‬ِّ‫ل‬َ‫ق‬ُ‫م‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬ َ‫ك‬ِّ‫ئ‬‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ُ‫د‬ ِّ‫ر‬َ‫ث‬ْ‫ك‬
َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ق‬ َ‫ك‬ِّ‫ن‬‫ي‬ِّ‫د‬ ‫ى‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ‫ي‬ِّ‫ب‬ْ‫ل‬َ‫ق‬ ْ‫ت‬ِّ‫ب‬َ‫ث‬ ِّ‫ب‬‫و‬ُ‫ل‬ُ‫ق‬ْ‫ال‬”َ‫ْس‬‫ي‬َ‫ل‬ ُ‫ه‬َّ‫ن‬ِّ‫إ‬ َ‫ة‬َ‫م‬َ‫ل‬َ‫س‬ َّ‫م‬ُ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬ٌّ‫ي‬ِّ‫م‬َ‫د‬‫آ‬
َ‫ص‬َ‫أ‬ ْ‫ن‬ِّ‫م‬ ِّ‫ْن‬‫ي‬َ‫ع‬ُ‫ب‬ْ‫ص‬ُ‫أ‬ َ‫ْن‬‫ي‬َ‫ب‬ ُ‫ه‬ُ‫ب‬ْ‫ل‬َ‫ق‬ َ‫و‬ َّ‫ال‬ِّ‫إ‬َ‫و‬ َ‫ام‬َ‫ق‬َ‫أ‬ َ‫ء‬‫َا‬‫ش‬ ْ‫ن‬َ‫م‬َ‫ف‬ ِّ َّ‫اَّلل‬ ِّ‫ع‬ِّ‫ب‬‫ا‬َ‫ء‬‫َا‬‫ش‬ ْ‫ن‬َ‫م‬
َ‫غ‬‫ا‬َ‫ز‬َ‫أ‬”.ٌ‫ذ‬‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ُ‫م‬ َ‫ال‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ف‬:(ُ‫ق‬ ْ‫غ‬ ِّ‫ز‬ُ‫ت‬ َ‫ال‬ ‫َا‬‫ن‬َّ‫ب‬‫ر‬َ‫ن‬َ‫ت‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫د‬َ‫ه‬ ْ‫ذ‬ِّ‫إ‬ َ‫د‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫ب‬ ‫َا‬‫ن‬َ‫ب‬‫و‬ُ‫ل‬‫ا‬)

37. Translation
• Shahr bin Hawshab said: “I said to Umm Salamah (wife of
Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬:)' O Mother of the Believers! What
was the supplication that the Messenger of Allah ( ‫ﷺ‬) said
most frequently when he was with you?” She said: 'The
supplication he said most frequently was: “O Changer of
the hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion
• She said: 'So I said: “O Messenger of Allah, why do you
supplicate so frequently: 'O Changer of the hearts, make my
heart firm upon Your religion.'
• He said: 'O Umm Salamah! Verily, there is no human being
except that his heart is between Two Fingers of Allah, so
whomsoever He wills He makes steadfast, and whomever
He wills He causes to deviate.'” (Tirmithi. Hadith #3522)

38. Prophet (SAW) dua after persecution at
Taif

39. Dua at taif
• To You, my Lord,
I complain of my weakness,
lack of support and the humiliation I am made to receive.
Most Compassionate and Merciful!
You are the Lord of the weak,
and you are my Lord.
To whom do You leave me?
To a distant person who receives me with hostility?
Or to an enemy You have given power over me?
As long as you are not displeased with me,
I do not care what I face.
I would, however,
be much happier with Your mercy.
I seek refuge in the light of Your face by which
all darkness is dispelled and both this life and the life to come
are put in their right course against incurring your wrath
or being the subject of your anger.
To You I submit,
until I earn Your pleasure.
Everything is powerless without your support

40. Etiquettes employed when making Dua
• 1-Glorifying and praising Allah (SWT) and praying
upon the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) at both the
beginning and end:
He (SWT) also says, “Their way of request therein will
be ‘Glory to You, O Allah!’ And ‘Peace’ will be their
greetings therein (Paradise) and the close of their
request will be ‘All the praises and thanks are to Allah,
the Sustainer of the worlds.’” (10:10)

41. Hadith
• The Prophet (SAW) heard a man supplicating
during prayer. He did not glorify Allah, nor did he
invoke blessings on the Prophet (SAW).
• The Prophet (s) said, “He has been hasty.”
• Then he called the man and said either to him, or
to someone else, “When any one of you prays, he
should begin by glorifying and praising his Lord
and then he should invoke blessings on the
Prophet, peace be upon him, and after that he
should supplicate Allah for anything he wishes.”
(Fiqh-us-Sunnah, volume 4: 111c)

42. Essential parts of Dua for its acceptance
Whoever obeyed Allah in whatever are His commands and then
makes dua from ‘Jahatid Dua’, his dua is accepted. When asked
what is ‘Jahatud Dua’? He (SAW) said, “ You begin with praise of
Allah (SWT), remember His blessings upon you, then thank Him,
then send blessings upon Prophet (SAW), then remember your sins
and you acknowledge those, then you seek forgiveness of Allah
(SWT) from those (sins). This is the ‘Jahatud Dua’.

43. 2-Having Wudu
•

44. 3-Facing the Qiblah
• ‘The Prophet (SAW) left (Madinah) to this prayer,
seeking rain. So he made a dua and asked for rain,
then he faced the Qiblah and turned his cloak
inside out’ (Bukhari, Muslim)

45. 4-Raising both hands:
• The Prophet (SAW) said, ‘Indeed Allah SWT is
Shy and Beneficent. He is Shy when His
servant raises his hands to Him (in dua) to
return them empty’ (Ahmad, Abu Dawud,
Tirmidhi).
• “Ibn Abbas said: When asking for something
you should raise your hands opposite to your
shoulders or next to them; when asking for
forgiveness you should point with one finger;
and when making an earnest supplication
you should spread out both your hands.”
•

46. Raising both hands in dua

47. 5-Acknowledging one’s sins and
asking for forgiveness:
• Allah (SWT) says about Dhun-Nun (AS), “But He cried
through the darkness (saying) ‘none has the right to be
worshipped but you (O Allah)’, Glorified (and Exalted)
are You! I have been of the wrong-doers.” (21:87)

48. Acknowledging one’s sins and asking for
forgiveness:
• Allah (SWT) says about Musa (AS), “He said ‘My
Lord! Verily I have wronged myself so forgive me.’
Then He forgave him. Verily, He is Oft-forgiving,
Most Merciful.” (28:16)

49. A good dua would be Sayyidul Istighfar
• O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You; You
have created me, and I am Your servant, and I stand
firm on my covenant with You according to the best of
my ability; I seek refuge in You from the evils of my
own actions; I acknowledge Your favors upon me and I
confess my sins to You; so forgive me, for no one has
power to forgive sins except You’.

50. 6-Showing humility, submissiveness, hope
and fear:
• Allah (SWT) says, “Invoke your Lord with humility
and in secret. He likes not the transgressors…And
invoke Him with fear and hope, Surely Allah’s
Mercy is (ever) near to the good-doers.” (7:55, 56)
• He (SWT) also says: “O you who have attained to
faith! Turn unto God in sincere repentance…”
(66:8)

51. 7-Complaining to Allah (SWT) about all
your problems:
• Allah (SWT) said about the father of Yusuf (AS), “He
said: ‘I only complain of my grief and sorrow to
Allah…” (12:86)
• Allah (SWT) says, “And (remember) Nuh, when he
cried (to Us) aforetime. We answered his invocation
and saved him and his family from the great distress.”
(21:76)

52. 8-Making dua for oneself first
• Allah (SWT) says, “And those who came after them say: “Our
Lord! Forgive us and our brethren who preceded us in Faith…”
(59:10)
• The dua of Nuh (AS) was, “My Lord Forgive me, and my
parents and him who enters my home as a believer and all the
believing men and women…” (71:28)
•
The narration of Ubay bin Ka’ab (RA) was that if someone was
mentioned to the Prophet (SAW), he would pray for him but
would begin with himself.
• However, it was also narrated that, on certain occasions, he
would not begin with himself

53. 9-Keeping your voice between a
whisper and speaking aloud:
• Allah (SWT) says, “Say (O Muhammad): ‘Invoke
Allah, or invoke the Most Gracious, by whichever
name you invoke Him (it is the same), for to Him
belongs the Best Names. And offer your prayer
neither aloud nor in a low voice, but follow a way
between” (17:110)

54. 10-Being determined in one’s
request and certain for a response:
• ‘When you supplicate to Allah you should be sure
of being answered. And know that Allah does not
answer a supplication that comes from a careless
and inattentive heart’ (Tirmidhi
ْ‫ن‬َ‫ع‬ِّ َّ‫اَّلل‬ ُ‫ل‬‫و‬ُ‫س‬َ‫ر‬ َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ق‬ َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ق‬ َ‫ة‬َ‫ْر‬‫ي‬َ‫ر‬ُ‫ه‬ ‫ي‬ِّ‫ب‬َ‫أ‬ُ َّ‫اَّلل‬ ‫ى‬َّ‫ل‬َ‫ص‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ِّ‫ه‬
َ‫م‬َّ‫ل‬َ‫س‬ َ‫و‬ُ‫ن‬ِ‫ق‬‫و‬ُ‫م‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ت‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫أ‬َ‫و‬ َ ‫ه‬‫اَّلل‬ ‫ُوا‬‫ع‬ْ‫د‬‫ا‬َ‫أ‬ ‫وا‬ُ‫م‬َ‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬‫ا‬َ‫و‬ ِ‫ة‬َ‫ب‬‫ا‬َ‫ج‬ِْ‫اْل‬ِ‫ب‬ َ‫ون‬‫ه‬‫ن‬
‫ب‬ْ‫ل‬َ‫ق‬ ْ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬ ً‫ء‬‫َا‬‫ع‬ُ‫د‬ ُ‫يب‬ ِ‫ج‬َ‫ت‬ْ‫س‬َ‫ي‬ َ‫َل‬ َ ‫ه‬‫اَّلل‬ٍ َ‫َل‬ ٍِِ‫ا‬ََ

55. 11-Insistence in dua and repetition
(3 times)
• The Prophet (SAW) had assures us, ‘The dua of any
worshipper will continue to be responded to, as long
as he does not ask for a sin or breaking the ties of
kinship, and as long as he is not hasty’ (Muslim).
The Prophet (SAW) cursed a few members of the
Quraysh thrice when they placed the abdominal
contents of a camel on his back whilst in sajdah
(prostration)
“Abdallah bin Mas’ud(RA) reported that the Prophet
(SAW) loved to repeat his supplication three times,
and pray for forgiveness three times.” (Abu Daw’ud)

56. 12-Avoid using rhymed prose and not
letting it affect one’s dua
• Ibn 'Abbas said, “……..And avoid the use of
rhymed prose in invocation for I noticed that
Allah's Prophet (SAW) and his companions
always avoided it.” (Bukhari)
However, the Prophet (SAW) on occasions used
rhymed prose in dua, such as “I seek refuge in
You from eyes that do not shed tears and a soul
that is not satisfied and from a heart that does
not show humility.”

57. 13-Making dua to Allah (SWT) by His
Beautiful Names (Amaa’ al Husna):
• Allah (SWT) says, “And to Allah belong the
beautiful names, so invoke Him by them”
(7:180).

58. 14-Making dua for everything and in
times of distress and pleasure:
•
• Allah SWT says, “When We bestow Our favor upon
man, he avoids (to appreciate it) and keeps himself
far aside (from obedience), and when some evil
touches him, he is full of lengthy prayers.” (41:51)
The Prophet (SAW) said, “(Anyone who is pleased)
that Allah responds to him at the time of trouble and
distress, (should) increase Dua at the time of
calmness.” (Tirmithi)

59. 15-Best Times to make dua
a) . THE LAST THIRD OF THE NIGHT
• The Prophet (SAW) said: "When it is the last third
of the night, our Allah (SWT), descends every night
to the heaven of the world and says, 'Is there
anyone who invokes Me (ask anything from Me),
that I may respond to his invocation; Is there
anyone who asks Me for something that I may give
(it to) him; Is there anyone who asks My
forgiveness that I may forgive him?”
(Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 75, Number 333)

60. Dua at Tahajjud

61. b. AN HOUR ON FRIDAY
• The Prophet (SAW) said, "On Friday there is a
particular time. If a Muslim happens to be praying
and invoking Allah for something good during that
time, Allah will surely fulfill his request."
• The Prophet (SAW) pointed out with his hand. We
thought that he wanted to illustrate how short that
time was. (Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 75, Number 409)
• The Prophet (SAW) said: “Seek the time in which
hope is placed on Friday from after the afternoon
prayer till sunset." (Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 1360)

62. Best times to make dua
• c. THE NIGHT OF 'QADR' (DECREE)
This night in Ramadan is the greatest night of the
year. The Almighty Allah (SWT) said about it, "The night
of Al-Qadar (Decree) is better than a thousand
months." (Qur’aan 97:3)
• d. THE DUA OF A MUSLIM FOR HIS MUSLIM
BROTHER OR SISTER The Prophet (SAW) said “He
who supplicates for his brother behind his back (in
his absence), the Angel commissioned (for carrying
dua to his Lord) says: Ameen, and it is for you also”.
(Muslim, Book 035, Number 65)

63. Best times to make dua
• e. DUA DURING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN The
Prophet (SAW) said, “When the month of
Ramadan comes, the gates of mercy are opened,
and gates of Hell are locked and devils are
chained”. (Muslim Book 6, No. 2361)
• f. A TRAVELLER’S AND A PARENT’S DUA The
Prophet (SAW) said, three duas are answered,
there being no doubt about them; that of a father,
that of a traveller and that of one who has been
wronged. (Abu Dawud Book 8, Number 1531) GLO

64. Best times to make dua
• g-At the time of the Adhan.
• h-Between the Adhan and iqama.
• i-At the ends of the prescribed
prayers.
• j-From the time the Imam ascends
the pulpit to the time the prayer has
finished on the day of Jumu`ah.
• k-The last hour after the prayer Asr.

65. 16-Ending the dua with Aameen:
• We went out with the Prophet of Allah (SAW) one
night and came upon a man who made supplication
with persistence. The Prophet (SAW) waited to hear
him. The Prophet (SAW) said: “He will have done
something which guarantees (Paradise for him) if he
puts a seal to it.”
• One of the people asked: “What should he use as a
seal?”
• He replied: “Aameen, for if he ends it with Aameen,
he will do something which guarantees (Paradise for
him).”Narrated by AbuZuhayr an-Numayri in Sunan
Abu Dawood

66. Reasons why dua may not be
answered
• 1-Dua without praising Allah and without sending
blessings upon the Prophet-
• “And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so
call on Him by them” [al-A’raaf 7:180].
•
"‫تصلي‬ ‫حتى‬ ‫شيء‬ ‫منه‬ ‫يصعد‬ ‫َل‬ ‫واألرض‬ ‫السماء‬ ‫بين‬ ‫موقوف‬ ‫الدعاء‬ ‫إن‬
‫وسلم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ ‫نبيك‬ ‫على‬
Umar (RA) said: “Du’a’ is detained (stopped) between
the heavens and the earth and no part of it is taken up
until you send blessings upon your Prophet
(SAW).” [Ref: Narrated by al-Tirmidh

67. 2. Failing to Remember Allah (SWT) at
times of Happiness
• Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA): Allah’s Messenger
‫وسلم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬said:
• “Whoever would be pleased to have Allah
respond to him during hardship and disaster
should make much Du`a’ in times of ease.”
• [Tirmidhee (3383) and graded as “Hasan” by
Shaikh al-Albaanee]
•

68. 3. Failing to pray for oneself first
• Narrated Abi bin Ka`b (RA):
• Allah’s Messenger ‫وسلم‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬ directed that
when supplicating for another, one should begin
with himself. [Tirmidhee -3384)
• It is appropriate for a person when he is
supplicating to start with himself first :
• Musa a.s said: {My Lord Forgive me and my
brother}
• Nuh a.s said {Our Lord forgive me and my
parents} He preceded himself before his
parents

69. 4. Failing to supplicate at the times
when prayers are answered the most
• There are certain times/moments when
it is reported that our prayers are
quickly accepted or answered.
• We must take advantage of these
jackpots (times) Allah gave us.

70. 5. Complaining to others and not
seeking Allah's help for our problems
• The Prophet of Allah, Yaqoob ‫السالم‬ ‫عليه‬, said:
• I only complain of my grief and sorrow to
Allah... [Surah Yusuf (12):86]

71. 6. Supplicating to those who have left
this world
{Verily, you cannot make the dead to hear...}
[Surah al-Naml (27):80]
Say: “Who can protect you from Allaah if He intends to
harm you or who can prevent Him if He intends to show
you mercy?” They will find none besides Allaah to protect
or help them.} [Surah al-Ahzaab (33):17]

72. 7. Disobeying Allah indulging in Evil
and not Enjoining Good
• Narrated Hudhaifah(RA): The Prophet ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬
‫وسلم‬said: “By Him in Whose hand my soul is, you
must enjoin what is reputable and forbid what is
disreputable, or Allah will certainly soon send
punishment from Himself to you. Then you will
make supplication and not receive an
answer.” Tirmidhee (2169)
•
The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, “Command
the good and forbid the evil before you
supplicate so that it is answered.” (Ibn Maajah)

73. 8. Lending money without any contract
• Prophet (SAW) said: “There are three who call upon
Allah but their prayer will not be answered…
(cont..) ...and a man who lent money to another
man but he did not have (the loan)
witnessed.” (Saheeh al-Jaami’, 3075)
• The above command of Prophet (SAW) could be
because of the following:
• “You should not become weary (lazy, ignorant) to
write it (your contract), whether it be small or big,
for its fixed term” [al-Baqarah 2:282)

74. 9. Drinking or consuming any form of
intoxicant
• ‘Abdallah ibn ‘Amr (RA) reported : The
Messenger of Allah (SAW) said:
• “Whoever drinks alcohol and gets drunk, his
prayer will not be accepted for forty days and if
he dies he will go to Hell. But if he repents, Allah
will accept his repentance.
• If he commits (this sin) again, then Allaah
pledges to make him drink the mud of khabaal
on the Day of Resurrection.” They asked, “O
Messenger of Allah, what is the mud of
khabaal?” He said, “The drains of the people of
Hell.” [Ibn Maajah (3377

75. 10. Wearing a Taweedh (amulet) for
protection or seeking help
• It was narrated that ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir
(RA)said: I heard the Messenger of Allah
(SAW) say:
• “Whoever wears an amulet (taweedh), may
Allah not fulfil his need , and whoever
wears a sea-shell, may Allah not give him
peace.”
• [Ref: Narrated by Ahmad, 16951]

76. 11. Going to a Fortune Teller
• Prophet (s.a.w) said
• “Whoever goes to a fortune-teller
and asks him about something, his
prayers will not be accepted for
forty nights”
[Ref: Saheeh Muslim, 4/1751]

77. 12. Being Impatient getting frustrated
• Imam Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah:
• “Don’t ever leave off making Du’a nor allow what
[bad deeds] you commit to prevent you from it,
for indeed Allah answered the Du’a of Iblees (the
Devil) and he is the most evil of creation
• Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ‫عليه‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫صلى‬
‫وسلم‬said, “The invocation of anyone of you is
granted (by Allah) if he does not show
impatience (by saying, “I invoked Allah but my
request has not been granted).”
• [Bukharee (6340) and Muslim (4922)]

78. 13. Asking to break family ties
• Abu Sa’eed (RA) said that the Prophet (SAW) said:
• “There is no Muslim who does not offer any du’a
in which there is no sin or severing of family ties
but Allah will give him one of three things in
return:
1. He will answer his du’a’ sooner, or
2. He will store it up for him in the Hereafter
3. He will divert an equivalent evil away from him
because of it.”
• They said: “we will say a lot of du’a’.” He said:
“Allah is more generous.” [Narrated by Ahmad
(10749),

79. 14. Being uncertain while Making Dua
• Abu Huraira (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (SAW)
said, ”When you are making dua, do not say: ‘O
Allah, forgive me if You wish. O Allah, forgive me if
you wish.’ You should be firm in your asking, for
there is no compelling Him.”
• [ Al Muwatta hadith 28, volume 15)
• One should always believe that Allah is listening and
he will either answer your prayer, or expiate some
sins in exchange for it or give you the reward in the
hereafter because

80. 15. Eating, Drinking & living on Haraam
• Abu Hurairah (r.a) reported that the Prophet (s.a.w)
said, “O people, Allah is Good and He, therefore, accepts
only that which is good. And Allah commanded the
believers as He commanded the Messengers by saying:
• "O Messengers, eat of the good things, and do good
deeds; verily I am aware of what you do," ( Qur’an 23.51)
• "O those who believe, eat of the good things that We
gave you’.” (Qur’an 2.172)

81. Continuation of Hadith
• The Prophet (SAW) then made mention of a
person who travels widely, his hair disheveled,
and covered with dust. “He lifts his hands and
makes supplication, ‘O Lord, O Lord,’ but his diet
(food) is unlawful (haram), his drink is unlawful,
and his clothes are unlawful, and his
nourishment (survival) is unlawful. How then
can his supplication be accepted?“ [Muslim
.Ahmad]

82. 16. Making Dua with a distracted
mind, or carelessly
• One should be focused while making dua for he is
invoking the Lord of the Universe, the sustainer, the
creator, the merciful , the compassionate !!
َ‫ص‬ ِّ َّ‫اَّلل‬ ُ‫ل‬‫و‬ُ‫س‬َ‫ر‬ َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ق‬ َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ق‬ َ‫ة‬َ‫ْر‬‫ي‬َ‫ر‬ُ‫ه‬ ‫ي‬ِّ‫ب‬َ‫أ‬ ْ‫ن‬َ‫ع‬َ‫م‬َّ‫ل‬َ‫س‬ َ‫و‬ ِّ‫ه‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ُ َّ‫اَّلل‬ ‫ى‬َّ‫ل‬ْ‫د‬‫ا‬َ ‫ه‬‫اَّلل‬ ‫ُوا‬‫ع‬
‫ه‬‫ن‬َ‫أ‬ ‫وا‬ُ‫م‬َ‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬‫ا‬َ‫و‬ ِ‫ة‬َ‫ب‬‫ا‬َ‫ج‬ِْ‫اْل‬ِ‫ب‬ َ‫ون‬ُ‫ن‬ِ‫ق‬‫و‬ُ‫م‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ت‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫أ‬َ‫و‬ْ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬ ً‫ء‬‫َا‬‫ع‬ُ‫د‬ ُ‫يب‬ ِ‫ج‬َ‫ت‬ْ‫س‬َ‫ي‬ َ‫َل‬ َ ‫ه‬‫اَّلل‬‫ب‬ْ‫ل‬َ‫ق‬
ٍ َ‫َل‬ ٍِِ‫ا‬ََ
• Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (SAW)
said, “Call upon Allah with certainty that he will answer
you. Know that Allah will not answer the supplication of
a heart that is heedless and careless.”[Ref: Sunan At-
Tirmidhi 3479

83. 17. Making Unnecessary Dua or
Overstepping while Making Dua
• Reported from Abdallah ibn Mughaffal (R.A) that he
heard his son say:
• “O Allah, I ask You for the white palace on the right
side of Paradise if I enter it.” He said: “O my son, ask
Allah for Paradise and seek refuge with Allah from
the Fire.
• I heard the Messenger of Allah (SAW) say: ‘Among
this Ummah will be people who overstep the mark in
purifying themselves and in making Dua” [Narrated
by Abu Dawood, 690]

84. 18. Showing improper manners while
making Dua
• “Invoke your Lord with humility and in secret. He
likes not the aggressors” [al-A’raaf 7:55].
• One should realize that one is begging from the
Lord of the universe.
• Showing respect, humility and sincerity is a must
while making dua.
• Proper pronunciation of the words in Arabic taken
from the Qur'an and Sunnah are very important
while invoking Allah
• Mistakes in pronunciation can change the
meanings.

85. 20. Indulging in bid'ah (innovation)
• The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said :
‫إن‬‫هللا‬‫احتجز‬‫التوبة‬‫عن‬‫صاحب‬ٍ‫ك‬‫بدعة‬
Indeed Allah does not accept the repentance of an
innovator until he stops the innovation.
(Tabarani in al-Awsat)
• The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "Every innovation is
misguidance and going astray"
Reported by Abu Daawood (no. 4607

86. 10 Reasons for not acceptance of Dua by
Ibrâhîm b. Adham (d162H)
1. You know Allah but you do not give Him His
rights;
2. You have read Allah's Book but you do not act
by it;
3. You claim to love Allah's Messenger (SAW) yet
you abandon his Sunnah
4. You claim to be enemies to Shaytân but you
follow him
5. You say you love Paradise yet you do not work
for it;

87. 10 Reasons for not acceptance of Dua
6- You say you fear The Fire yet you get closer to it [by
sinning];
7- You say death is true but you do not prepare for it;
8-You busy yourselves with the faults of others and
disregard yours
9-You consume the favors of your Lord but are not
grateful
10-You bury your dead but take no lesson from them.”
[Ref: Abû Nu’aym, Hilyah Al-Awliyâ’ 8: 15, 16.]