Dua
“Dua is worship”
What is a dua?
• A special prayer
• "When my servants ask you
concerning Me, I am indeed close
(to them) I listen to the prayer of
every supplicant when he calls on
Me. . .“ (2:186)
Only ask Allah
subhanahu wa ta’ala
• We can ask our parents for
things we want or need but…
they cannot give us everything
• Only Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala can
do that
Worshiping Allah
subhanahu wa ta’ala
• The only reason Allah subhanahu wa
ta’ala put us on Earth is to worship Him
• When we ask Him for something we
want or need, we are doing what we
are supposed to do..
– worship Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala
Before dua
• Praise Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala at
the beginning of the dua
• You can say:
– Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest)
– SubhanAllah (Glory be to Allah)
– Alhamdulillah (All Praise is for Allah)
– Recite Surah Ikhlas
Have faith in Allah
subhanahu wa ta’ala
• Hadith: “When you ask Allah, ask with
confidence.”
• Hadith: “None of you should say, ‘O
Allah, forgive me if you wish… Rather
you should be firm in your request for
Allah does whatever He wishes and no
one can force Him to do otherwise.”
Be patient
• Believe that Allah subhanahu wa
ta’ala will answer your dua when it is
best for you
• The Prophet’s wife Aisha said:
“No believer makes a 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.”
Repeat your dua
• Ask for the dua 3 times
• Hadith: “The Prophet loved to repeat
his dua three times, and pray for
forgiveness three times.” (Abu Dawd)
Ask in a nice voice
• When making dua you should use:
• A voice that is just right
– Not too quiet
– Not too loud
• Let me hear your just right dua voice
Having wudu
• It is preferred (liked) to be clean
and do wudu before making dua
• When we make dua we talk to
Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala.
Face the Qibla
• When making dua we should sit
and face the Qibla
• Qibla = direction we face during
prayer
• Our Qibla is the Kaaba
Ask Allah by His Names
• “And to Allah belongs the
Beautiful Names, so call Him by
them.”
• Can you think of some of His
names?
Raising the Hands
• Hadith: “Surely, Allah… loves to
hide the shortcomings of His
slaves. If His slaves raises his hands,
He does not let him go empty
handed.”
Stay away from haram
• Allah has told us to stay away from
certain things.
– Can you name a few?
• If we are asking Allah for
something, we should listen to
Him and only do or eat what is
halal
Do good deeds
• Hadith: “Dua is elevated by good
deeds.”
• What are some easy good deeds
we can do before we make dua?
Story
• “Three persons of a people before
you were on a journey when they
were overtaken by a storm so they
took shelter in a cave. A rock slipped
down and blocked the exit of the
cave. One of them said, “The only
way for deliverance is to ask Allah
and mention a good deed he did
only for Allah’s sake.
One of them mentioned a good deed
which they had done for Allah and
asked, “O Lord, if I did this think seeking
only Your pleasure, then do relieve us of
the distress brought by this rock.
The rock moved but not enough to free
the men. So, the other two made similar
duas while mentioning their good deeds
until the rock moved enough to free
them.” (Bukhari and Muslim)
Ask when things are easy
• Hadith: “Whoever is pleased that Allah
answers his prayers during hardships
and difficulties let him make much dua
during times of ease.” (Tirmidhi)
• We should ask Allah when things are
good and when things are difficult.
Best times for dua
1) Middle of the night
Hadith: “The gates of Heaven are
open at Midnight…At that time, no
Muslim makes a dua but that is
answered except for a person who
gathers money unlawfully.” (Sahih al-Jami)
Best times for dua
2) Between the athan and iqamah
Hadith: “A dua between the athan
and iqamah is not refused, so
supplicate during that time.”
(Ibn Hibban)
Best times for dua
4) When it is raining
Hadith: “Two kinds of dua are not
rejected: dua at the time of prayer
and dua during rain.” (Abu Dawd)
We should say: Allahumma sayyiban nafi’an
(Oh Allah, make this a good rain cloud)
Best times for dua
3) On Friday after Asr
Hadith: “Friday has 12 periods.
Among them is a period when no
Muslim asks Allah for anything but
He grants it to him. Search for that
period late after Asr.” (al-Jami)
Best times for dua
5) A parent’s dua for his child
Hadith: “Three types of dua are
undoubtedly granted: a parent’s
dua for his child, dua of a fasting
person, and dua of a traveler.”
(Abu Dawd)
Best times for dua
6) While making sujood
Hadith: “The slave is closest to Allah
while in sujood, so ask Allah in that
time.”
Best times for dua
7) Laylatul Qadr - The Night of Power.
Hadith: “Whoever stands in Laylat ulQadr out of faith and expectation (of
Allah's reward), will have all of his
previous sins forgiven." (Al-Bukhari)
Make duas for others
Hadith: “Whenever you make a dua
for another believer and he is not
present, an angel will say ‘and the
same to you.’”
Angels will pray for you if you pray
for others!!
Make duas for others
Who are some people we should
make dua for?
- Parents and family
- Prophet Muhammad salallaho
alayhi wasalaam
- Friends
Be careful what you dua for
We should be careful what we ask
Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala for.
Sometimes when we are mad we
may say things we do not mean.
We should only ask for what is good.
Learn duas
We should learn duas that Prophet
Muhammad salallaho alayhi
wasalaam used to say.
Saying duas helps us remember
Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala
throughout the day.