DU‘Ā, THE ESSENCE OF WORSHIP EPISODE 2️⃣: Etiquette of making du'a

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*DU‘Ā, THE ESSENCE OF WORSHIP*

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*EPISODE 2️⃣: Etiquette of making du'a*

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Below are the etiquette of making du‘ā:

1️⃣ *Perform wudu*

Performing wudu is a way of purifying yourself and getting into the correct mindset for speaking to Allaah.

The Prophet (ﷺ), after the battle of Hunain, called for water, performed wudu, then raised his hands and said: _*‘O Allaah! Forgive Ubaid Abi Amir!’*_

(Bukhari 6383}

2️⃣ *Sincerity towards Allaah Alone in making du‘ā.*

Du‘ā is worship, as the Prophet (ﷺ)  said, so sincerity (ikhlas) is a condition of its being accepted.

3️⃣ *Ask of Allaah by His most beautiful names*.

Allaah says:

*"وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ فَٱدْعُوهُ بِهَا…"*

*“And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allaah, so call on Him by them...”* [al-A’raf 7:180]

4️⃣ *Praise Allaah as He deserves before calling upon Him.*

The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ)  said, _*“...When you have prayed and are sitting, praise Allaah as He deserves to be praised, and send blessings upon me, then call upon Him.”*_ ln another version (3477): _*“When one of you prays, let him start with praise of Allaah, then let him send blessings upon the Prophet (ﷺ) , then let him ask whatever he likes after that.”*_ (Sahih al-Tirmidhi, 2765, 2767)

5⃣ *Send blessings upon the Prophet (ﷺ)*

The Prophet (ﷺ)  said: _*“Every du‘ā is kept back until you send blessings upon the Prophet (ﷺ) .”*_ (Classed as saheeh by al-Albani in Sahih al-Jami’, 4399.)

6⃣ *Face towards the qiblah.*

On the day of Badr, the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ)  was overwhelmed by the numbers of the Mushrikeen. Then he (ﷺ)  turned to face the qiblah, and stretched forth his hands and started to cry out to his Lord praying. He kept on crying out to his Lord, stretching forth his hands, facing towards the qiblah, until his cloak fell from his shoulders…  

(Muslim 1763)

*Al-Nawawi (رحمه الله)* said in *Sharh Muslim* : _This shows that it is mustahabb to face towards the qiblah when making du‘ā, and to raise the hands._

7⃣*Raising the hands.*

The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ)  said: "*_When you ask of Allaah, ask of Him with the palms of your hands, not with the backs of them._*"

(Grade : Sahih, Sahih Abi Dawud, 1318.)

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymin (رحمه الله) explained in al-Sharh al-Mumti’ (4/25) that they should be held together, not apart.

8⃣ *Having faith that Allaah will respond*

And focusing with proper presence of mind, because the Prophet (ﷺ)  said: _*“Call upon Allaah while you are certain of a response, and remember that Allaah will not answer a du‘ā that comes from a negligent and heedless heart.”*_

(Al-Tirmidhi, 3479.)

9⃣*Being firm in his du‘ā*

The Prophet (ﷺ)  said: _*“No one of you should say, ‘O Allaah, forgive me if You wish, O Allaah, have mercy on me if You wish’; he should be firm in his asking, for Allaah cannot be compelled.”*_

(Al-Bukhari, 6339)

🔟 *Saying du‘ā silently and not out loud.*

Allaah praised His slave Zakariyya (رحمه الله) by saying

*"إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ نِدَآءً خَفِيًّا"*

“When he called to his Lord (Allaah) a call in secret.” [Maryam 19:3]

O Allaah, help us remember You, to be grateful to You, and to worship You in an excellent manner.

*آمِيْن*

_To be continued, In'Sha'Allaah_

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