In order to properly make a dua that is more likely to be accepted by Allah SWT, there is a specific etiquette and form we must stick to. You must try to “sandwich” your duas in between the names of Allah and sending blessings or salawat on the Prophet PBUh.
If you are committing any sin which you are aware of, then it is best advised to stop committing that sin so that Allah will answer your dua's. We don't know which sin of ours is stopping Allah from accepting our prayers.
“In three situations, if you pray du'a, it will definitely be accepted: 1) When your body starts shaking. 2) When you got fear in your heart. 3) When you got tears in your eyes.
The secret to making du'a is to display one's dire need of Allah (ʿazza wa jall), with utmost humility, desperation and dependence. At his highest point of victory, we witness nothing but humility and turning to Allah (ʿazza wa jall) in desperate need.
Make dua whenever you want, don't let these ultra-strict voices prevent you from doing a legitimate worship. It's not required after every prayer but it's not wrong either. Assalamualikum sheikh @YasirQadhi. A while ago, I heard that making habbit of doing dua after every fard (obligatory) salah wil be bida'h.
Ensure you are performing the basics: praying five times a day, paying zakat, fasting in Ramadan, etc. You should make dua with sincerity and a focused mind and heart. You should feel with absolute conviction that Allah SWT will answer your dua, and no one can answer it but Him.
Ibrahim ibn Adham was once asked “Why is it that when we make dua (supplication), we aren't answered, while Allah says 'Ask me and I will answer you! ' (Quran 40:60)?” He replied “It's because your hearts are dead.” When they asked about what killed their hearts, he mentioned eight attributes: 1.
“And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to As-Sabirun (the patient). Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: “Truly! To Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return.”
It was narrated in a sahih report that our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “There are three prayers that are not rejected: the prayer of a father for his child, the prayer of the fasting person and the prayer of the traveller.” Narrated by al-Bayhaqi; see Sahih al-Jami', 2032; al-Sahihah, 1797.
“The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'There are three whose prayer are not accepted: A man who leads people while they do not like him; a man who does not come to prayer until its end – meaning after its time has expired – and one who enslaves a freed person.'”
Dua after praising Allah and giving salat on the Prophet (SAW) in the tashahhud at the end of salat. After a person has finished his tashahhud and before saying the 'salam', supplication at this time is one likely to be responded to.
He (peace be upon him) said: 'If any one of you is concerned about a decision he has to make, then let him pray two rakahs of non-obligatory prayer, then say: (Translation) O Allah, I ask for Your decision by Your knowledge and Your decree by Your ability, and I ask of You from Your great favor.
Dua, according to a Hadith, has the unique ability to change destiny (Tirmidhi). All the Prophets (peace be upon them), as we find in Qur'an, resorted to supplications as their ultimate 'weapon' to solicit Allah's help when all their efforts would fail while reforming nations in their respeoctive hostile environments.
Through the scriptures, we are taught that God will always hear our prayers and will answer them if we address Him with faith and real intent. In our hearts we will feel the confirmation that He does hear us, a feeling of peace and calm. We can also feel that everything will be fine when we follow the Father's will.
So in this Quranic lesson, we will learn that Dua is Answered by Allah in the following ways: Allah will give you an immediate answer. Allah will delay the answer. Allah will withhold the answer.
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from knowledge which does not benefit, from a heart that does not entertain the fear (of Allah), from a soul that is not satisfied and the supplication that is not answered.”
Tahajjud means to give up sleep, which is why this prayer is preferably performed during the last third of the night. According to Islam, Allah comes down to the lowest heaven during this part of the night to see who is dedicatedly worshipping and leaving their sleep in the middle of the night.
A great example of these surah is surah Yaseen. One of the benefits of reading surah yaseen every day is for fulfilling our wishes. As the prophet Muhammad said “One who recites Surah Yaseen in the morning, Allah Almighty will be responsible for fulfilling all his needs.”
- the fourth sixth = 12:25 am to 1:45 am, - the fifth sixth = 1:45 am to 3:05 am (80 minutes before Fajr adhan). Based on the previous discussion, you can pray Tahajjud anytime during the night on condition you pray it after waking up from sleep and before the adhan of Fajr.
Raising hands in du`a
The basic principle here is that the hands should be raised when making du`a, except when the du`a is part of another act of worship, in which case raising the hands is regarded as an additional action (and should not be done).
He noted that most people think salat is obligatory but dua is optional. However, many of us don't realize that Allah actually commands us to make dua. It is the core of worship, a practical spirituality.