Dua Its Manners Times Conditions and Mistakes pdf

Dua Its Manners Times Conditions and Mistakes

DUA ITS MANNERS TIMES CONDITIONS AND MISTAKES

Manners of Supplication

• Supplication should start with (In the name of Allah, Praise is to Allah, and Peace and Blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah) and should end with (Peace and Blessing be upon the Messenger of Allah).
• Supplication should be performed secretly and with a present (sincere) heart. Allah (SWT) said: “Invoke your Lord with humility and in secret, He likes not the aggressors” [7:55].
• Supplicate Allah (SWT) with humility and express your need of Allah(SWT). He said: “Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds, and they used to call on Us with hope and fear, and used to humble themselves before us”[21:90].

• Insist to Allah(SWT) in your supplication by repeating it many times.
• Invoke Allah (SWT) by His Names and Attributes. He said: “And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call on Him by them”[7:180].
• Supplicate Allah (SWT) by mentioning the righteous deeds you have done. Narrated Abdullah bin Umar that he heard Allah’s Messengerr saying ” Three men, amongst those who became before you set out until night

came and they reached a cave, so they entered it. A rock slithered down from a mountain and blocked the entrance of the cave.

They said: ‘ Nothing will save you from this except that you supplicate to Allah(SWT) by mentioning the righteous deeds you have done…….etc”[Reported by Bukahri and Muslim].

• Admit your sins during your supplication. Allah(S WT) said: “Dhan­ Nun (Jonah), when he went off in anger, and imagined that We shall not punish him But he cried through the darkness (saying): La ilaha illa Anta (none has the right to be worshiped but You) Glorified be You, Truly, I have been of the wrong­ doers”[21:87].
• Repeat each sentence of your supplication three times. From the long Hadith Narrated by Ibn Masaud: And when the Prophet finished His Salat, He raised His voice and Supplicated on them and when He supplicated, He supplicated three times….”[Reported by Muslim].
• Face Al-Qiblah(Makka) during your supplication. Narrated Abdullah bin Zaid Allah’s Messenger  went out to his praying place to offer the Salat of Istisqa (rain). He invoked Allah(SWT) for rain and then faced Al­ Qiblah and turned His upper garment inside out.[Reported by Bukahri].

• Raise your hands while supplicating Allah(SWT).

As in the Hadith of Abu Musa when the Prophet  had finished from the battle of Hunain, he said “the Prophet asked for water, performed ablution and then raised his hands saying ‘O Allah forgive Ubaid Abi Amir’….”[Reported by Bukahri and Muslim].

• Be in the state of Purity during your supplication. (See the previous Hadith).
• When making supplication for others, start with yourself first then include others. Allah (SWT) said about Noah 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].
• Do not be aggressive when you are supplicating Allah(SWT) such as asking Him to make you a prophet and you know there will not be a prophet after Mohammedr’)\…_J1J ,’.)l…s.11 or make you live for ever and you know every one will die.

• Remember to include your parents in your supplication (if they are Muslims only or they died on Islam but if they are alive and they are non-believers, you can not supplicc1te Allah(SWT) to have mercy on them or forgive their sins, you are only allowed to ask Allah(SWT) to guide them to the right path “Islam” ).
• Be patient, do not expect an immediate response from Allah(SWT) although this could happen but if it does not, then you should be patient and continue supplicating Allah(SWT) until you see the results.

 Narrated Abu Hurairah  Allah’s Messenger – said: “The invocation of anyone of you is responded to by Allah(SWT) if he does not show impatience by saying ‘I invoked Allah(SWT) but my request has not been granted’ “.[Reported by Bukahri and Muslim].

Times Of Supplication

There are certain times supplication is more likely to be accepted by Allah(SWT) as the Prophetsaid. These times are:

The Last Third Of The Night:

Narrated by Abu Huraira that Allah’s Messenger said: In the last third of every night our Lord(Allah[SWT]) descends to the lowermost haven and says  Who is calling Me, so that I may answer him? Who is asking Me so that may I grant him? Who is seeking forgiveness from Me so that I may forgive him?”.[Reported by Bukahri].

Late at night, when people are sleeping and busy with worldly pleasures Allah(SWT) gives the believers an opportunity, or an answer hour if they can fight sleep and invoke Allah{SWT) for whatever they need.