{"id":2951,"date":"2022-11-25T18:29:38","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T18:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/?p=2951"},"modified":"2022-11-25T18:29:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T18:29:38","slug":"virtues-of-dua-supplication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/2022\/11\/25\/virtues-of-dua-supplication\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtues of Dua\/Supplication"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Performing\ndua or supplication is our way of communicating directly with Allah SWT. In\nfact, those who come to Islam often comment that the biggest sign or draw that\nbrings them to Islam is the direct communication we are blessed with. There is\nno middle man, no other creation that we need to consult, we can simply raise\nour hands at any time and speak directly to Allah SWT. This in itself is such a\nbig gift we possess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The imam\nlisted a few of the many virtues of doing dua. This reminder will quickly go\nthrough them now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Prayer is worship<\/li><li>Supplication is the most honorable\nthing to Allah SWT.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The imam reminded us of the following hadith in which the\nProphet SAWS said: \u201cThere is nothing more honorable to God Almighty than\nsupplication\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Supplication is a reason to ward off\nGod\u2019s wrath:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In regards to this point, the imam reminded us of the\nfollowing hadith in which the Prophet SAWS said: \u201cWhoever does not ask God, He\nwill be angry with him<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The caller is in the company of God:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In regards to this we were told that the Messenger of Allah ,\nmay Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: \u201cGod Almighty says: I am as My\nservant thinks of Me, and I am with him when he calls upon Me.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear\nbrothers and sisters, the virtues of supplication are too many to list in this\nshort reminder but the list mentioned gives us all an idea of what a blessing\nwe have to be able to call upon Allah SWT at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, the\nimam reminded us of the etiqettes of doing dua. These are also listed now so\nthat we can perfect our manners of supplication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Devotion to Allah SWT. In other\nwords, seeking only Him for help and worship.<\/li><li>To begin with the praise and praise\nof God, then by sending salaam upon the Prophet &#8211; may God\u2019s prayers and peace\nbe upon him, and conclude with the salaam also.<\/li><li>Decisiveness in supplication and\ncertainty of the answer. In other words, be precise and specific on what you\nare asking Allah SWT for.<\/li><li>The presence of the heart in\nsupplication. In other words, be sincere with your duas.<\/li><li>Lowering the voice in supplication\nbetween low voice and loudness.<\/li><li>Not to be tempted to rhyme in\nsupplication.<\/li><li>Facing the Qiblah.<\/li><li>Raising the hands in supplication.<\/li><li>Ablution before supplication, if\npossible.<\/li><li>Non-aggression in supplication.<\/li><li>To invoke Allah by His Beautiful\nNames and High Attributes. We know he has 99 attributes and in previous\nreminders we spoke of the importance of knowing these for this purpose.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside\nthis brothers and sisters, it is important to know of the signs that our\nsupplication isn\u2019t being accepted. This is not due to what is being asked\nnecessarily but it is an opportunity for us to look at ourselves and see if\nthere is an action or behaviour that we are doing which is making our duas not\naccepted. The imam listed some of these and they are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Eating the forbidden.<\/li><li>Not being definitive in supplication\nand making supplication dependent on the will, such as saying: O God, forgive\nme if you wish.<\/li><li>Praying for a sin, injustice, or\nsevering of ties of kinship.<\/li><li>Abandonment of doing good and\nforbidding evil.<\/li><li>Despair or lack of certainty that the\ndua will be answered.<\/li><li>The absence of the heart when\nsupplicating.<\/li><li>Urgency in supplication and demands\nfor an answer.<\/li><li>Abuse in supplication, such as\nsupplicating for something impossible, reciting and dictating to God, or\nraising one&#8217;s voice and shouting in supplication.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>And lastly,\nthe imam told us of some key times in our every day when it is extra beneficial\nto ask Allah SWT in dua. These are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;When the fasting person breaks his fast<\/li><li>Between the call to prayer and the\niqaamah<\/li><li>When the rain falls<\/li><li>In the last third of the night<\/li><li>In prostration<\/li><li>In the wake of the obligatory prayers<\/li><li>On travel<\/li><li>In illness.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear\nbrothers, dua is not to be stored in a In Case of Emergency box, it is something\nthat should be as part of our lives as breathing and eating. And by performing\nour acts of worship and making duas integral to our lives, we can be of those\nmentioned in the ayat as being guided to the right way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Performing dua or supplication is our way of communicating directly with Allah SWT. In fact, those who come to Islam often comment that the biggest sign or draw that brings them to Islam is the direct communication we are blessed with. 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