Importance of DUA

Kathija khan, Al Educator for Pooma Educational Trust.

Asalamalaikum rehmatulallahi wa barakatuhu.

ALL THIS ILM IS COMING  FROM THE BOOK "DUA THE WEAPON OF THE BELIEVER" THAT ABU AMMAAR YASIR QADHI WROTE AND HE DERIVED THIS INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES AS LISTED IN PREVIOUS EMAILS AND IN HIS BOOK

In another Hadith  ,The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said,
"Whoever the door of du'a has been opened for, then all the doors of mercy have been opened for him. And nothing is more pleasing to Allah, that He be asked of the things that are granted, than good health. Du'a is of benefit to (matters that have occured, and that are yet to occur. So i advise you, O Servants of Allah
, to make du'a!"
(Reported by al-Tirmidhi #3548)

So no person should give up hope of Allah's Mercy. No matter what misfortune has befallen him, he should raise his hands to Allah, and sincerely pray that this misfortune be lfted and removed.
Ibn al- Qayyim mentioned that there are three possiblilities regards to du'a and Divine Decree. Firstly, it is possible that the du'a is stronger than the Decree and, thus, repels it permanently. Secondly, it is possible that the du'a is weaker than the Decree, so the Decree occurs, but the du'a softens it a little bit. Thirdly, that are of queal strength , so each prevents the other from acting.
(Al-Da'wa al-Dawa pg 42)

The topic of du'a and its relationship with predestination will be discussed in greater detail in a later chapter.

DU'A IS A SIGN OF WISDOM
When a person ealises that everything that occurs is by the Will and Power of Allah , then he also realises that the best way to achieve any goal is to ask Allah. Afterall, the wise man is he who makes the best plan to arrive at his destination, and uses the optimum means to achieve his goal.

So what wiser man is there than he who realises that the goals of all of his desires lie with Allah, and that the means of achieving these goals also lie with Allah? Therefore, he takes du'a as his primary means of achieving the goal. And du'a never harms a person, even if it is not responded to, so what reason is there for a person to ignore or reject it?

DU'A IS BELOVED BY ALLH
The evidences that show du'a is an act of worship automatically imply that it is beloved by Allah. There is also
a hadith narrated to this effect: "Ask Allah from His Bounty, for verily Allah loves to be asked." (Reported by al-Tirmidhi)

DU'A IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE BELIEVER
The Qur'an is replete with verses in which the angels, prophets and believers make du'a to Allah.These verses show that
du'a is of the characteristics of true believers. In certain verses, Allah describes some of His favoured servants as being frequent in du'a

THE REWARD OF DU'A IS GUARANTEED
Jabir ibn 'Abdillah stated that the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:

"There is no person who asks Allah for anything except that Allah gives it to him, or keeps away from him a
similar evil, as long as he does not ask for something evil or for breaking the ties of kinship." At this, a person said to the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam): "In that case, we will ask for plenty!" The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) responded: "Allah (is even) more plentiful!'"
(Authentic, narrated by al-Tirmidhi from Ubadah ibn Samit)

In this hadith, there is clear proof of the fact that Allah has taken upon Himself a promise to respond to the du'a of every person who asks HIm, with the condition
that the person who is asking ALlah fulfils the conditions of du'a. In this cae, Allah will either give him what he asks for, or avert from him an evil of an equivalent nature to the good that he was asking for, as long as he does not ask for an evil. So what excuse does a person have in not making du'a to Allah! NO matter what the outcome of his du'a is, it will only be for his benefit. Ibn Hajr stated: "every single person that makes du'a will be responded to, but the actual responses are different. Sometimes, the exact matter that was prayed for is given, and sometimes, something equivalent to it is given."
(Fath al-Bari,11/95)

LACK OF HASTINESS
To be hasty in one's prayer is a cause of rejection of the du'a.
Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"The du'a 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."
It was asked, " O Messenger of Allah? And what does it mean to be hasty?"

He (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) responded:
" A worshipper says, ' I have prayed and prayed, and i dont see that it will be accepted', so he gives up hope of being
answered, and leaves du'a."
(Narrated by Muslim from Abu Hurayrah)

To give up means to turn away and break off from something, and the meaning intended here is that a
person leaves du'a. This same meaning is given in the verse:
Surah al Anbiya,verse 19
"La yastakbiruna an ibadatihi wala yasthah siroon"
(They are not too proud to worship Him, nor do they weary."

This shows that the du'a should be continuous , and that a person should avoid giving up du'a just because
it has not been responded to.

Additionally do not forget your consciousness of Allah (taqwa),
for it is the essence of all matters. This taqwa makes a person realise
that Allah is watching him at all times. Therefore, he will be careful with regard to what he eats and drinks,
and from where he earns his money. Allah, all Glory and Praise be to Him, says:
in Sura al Ma'idah :27
"innama yataqabbalullahu minal muttaqin"
(Allah only accepts (deeds) from those who fear him (muttaqin)."

So only the one that has taqwa of Allah has a good chance of receiving a response to his du'a, and part of that
taqwa is that a person earns all his income from permissible means.

PRAYER UPON THE PROPHET
The proof of this is the Prophet's (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) statement in which he said:

" Every du'a is covered until ( the person) prays upon the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)."

It is recommended to recite durood shareef after du'a.

It isnt necessary though after every single du'a, at the end of the du'a it is recommended.

JazakAllah khair.
Please keep him in your duas.
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