The Duah is any invocation or prayer addressed to Allah SWT. It is the most powerful weapon of a believer.
Allah says in the Holy Qur’an:
“Pray to Me and I will hear your prayer.” Surat-ul Mu’min, Verse 60
Duah is something which is personal to us. It is when we call upon our Lord in secret, in times of need and fulfilment, a direct communication between servant and Creator. However it is important to understand that in Islam there is guidance for every aspect of our lives Alhumdulillah, we must try to do things in the best way, so that whatever we do will benefit us. We can and should beautify and perfect our duah so that nothing stops them from reaching Allah and they will inshAllah be accepted.
The best of duahs to recite are those which were made by the Prophet SAW and these are found in the Qur’an and Hadith.
Allah SWT commands us to make duah with sincerity and humility, fearing Allah’s punishment yet having hope of His reward, and having a firm belief that He alone will be able to meet your needs, this is stated in Surat-ul A’raaf Verse 55:
“O mankind! Call upon your Lord humbly and in secret. He loves not aggressors.”
We should seek to draw close to Allah by calling upon Him by Asmaa al Husna – His most beautiful and sublime attributes, at the beginning or at the end of the duah.
Allah says in Surat-ul A’raaf verse 180: “And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call on Him by them”.
It is preferred and from the Sunnah of the Prophet SAW to repeat the duah three times:
Ibn Mas’ood (may Allaah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet SAW liked to say a dua three times and ask for forgiveness three times. This was narrated by Abu Dawood and al-Nasaa’i.
One of the most important reasons why our duah may not be answered is due to sin.
Allah tells us in Surat-ul Nooh Verses 10 to 12, that Nooh As said:
“I said (to them): ‘Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft-Forgiving; He will send rain to you in abundance, And give you increase in wealth and children, and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you river’.”
From this we learn that turning to Allah with sincerity and hastening to repent before the duah is necessary.
We must seize the best time, situation and circumstance to help bring a response to our duah.
Some of the best times are: the time just before Fajr (dawn), the last third of the night, the last hour of Jumu’ah (Friday), when rain is falling, between the Adhaan and iqaamah and after the fardh prayer. Amongst the best times that we can make duah during our salah are; when we begin the prayer i.e. with “Subhanak”, at the time of raising the head after Rukoo, when in sujood and before finishing the prayer – Tasleem – giving your salaams to the angels.
The best situations in which duah is most likely to be answered are when being mistreated or oppressed, when travelling, fasting, when one is in desperate need, when sick and when a Muslim makes duah for his brother or sister without their knowledge or in their absence.
The Dua of Yunus As by which he invoked Allah from within the belly of the whale was: "LAa ilaha illa Anta, Subhanaka innee kuntu min aDH-DHaalimeen."
“ No Muslim ever makes Dua with it, but Allah answers it."
[at tirmidhi in his sunan, ahmad and hakim reported it and hakim declared it authentic and adh dhahabee agreed]
There are many other etiquettes of making duah which are not obligatory upon us, such as: to have wudu, face the Qibla, to raise our hands when making duah and to start and end by glorifying and praising Allah and sending blessings upon the Prophet SAW.
As a true believer it is important to understand that the response to the duah may take different forms: it may be that Allah is saving you from some evil because of the duah, making something good and easy for you to attain because of it or it is another one of His mercies that He will save it with Him on the Day of Resurrection when you will need it the most.
Aisha radhiAllaahu anha said, "No believer makes Dua and it is wasted. Either it is granted here in this world or deposited for him in the Hereafter as long as he does not get frustrated."
Let me leave you with a last reminder inshAllah:
Narrated by Ahmad, the Prophet SAW said: “Remember Allaah during times of ease and He will remember you during times of hardship.”
Samia Hussain
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