27nd Dul-Qaada 1435 Monday – 27/09/2014 Venue: Masjid Ummul Khultum, Mombasa. Time: After Fajr Salah Topic: Best Times to make a Dua (2nd part) Innal hamda lillahi wa salaatu wa salaamu ala Rasul-ullahi (sws) - (All praise is for Allah(swt – Subhana-hu-wataala) and prayers and salutations on HIS Messenger ( peace and blessings be on him). Ashhadu-anlaailaha-illallah, wa Ashhadu-anna-Mohammadar –Rasulullah. ( I Testify that there is no god but Allah(swt) and I further testify that Mohammad(sws) is HIS servant and Messenger. Amma Baadh. Today is the 27th of Dul-Qaada 1435 and is also a Monday – One of the two days of the week on which our beloved Prophet(sws) used to fast, and because we Love our Prophet(sws) we fast as well. Alhamdulillah. On Saturday, we looked at some of the ‘best times to make Du’a’ during which our Du’a’s are More likely to to be accepted by Allah(swt) as mentioned by our Prophet(sws). Let us have a re-look at the times that we had mentioned earlier (in order to re-cap and make it easier to remember): 1) The Last Third of the night. 2) Between the Adhan and Iqamah. 3) An hour on Friday. 4) While drinking ZamZam water. 5) While Prostrating (Sujood). 6) At the end of the obligatory Salah. 7) During Rain. 8) The one who is suffering Injustice and Oppresion. 9) At the Adhan. 10) Dua after Praising Allah(swt) and sending Salutations(Durood) on the Prophet(sws) in the Tashahhud at the end of the Salah. 11) The Parents Du’a for his/her Child. And now, let us continue with some more times so that we can fully understand and know as many of them as possible and start using them immediately to our advantage: 16. THE DUA OF A MUSLIM FOR HIS ABSENT BROTHER OR SISTER MUSLIM STEMMING FROM THE HEART. The prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said: ‘There is no believing servant who supplicates for his brother in his absence where the angels do not say, ‘the same be for you” [Muslim] 17. DUA ON THE DAY OF ARAFAT The Messenger of Allah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said: ‘The best supplication is the supplication on the day of Arafat’. [at-Tirmidhi and Malik] The day of Arafat is the essence and pinnacle of Hajj. On this great and momentous day, millions of worshippers gather together on one plain, from every corner of the world, with only one purpose in mind – to respone to the call of their Creator. During this auspicious day, Allah does not refuse the requests of His worshippers. 18. DUA DURING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN Ramadan is month full of many blessings, thus the du’a of Ramadan is a blessed one. This can be inferred from the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) saying: ‘When Ramadan comes, the Doors of Mercy (another narration says Paradise) are opened, and the doors of Hell are closed, and the Sahitans are locked up’ Thus, it is clear that du’a during Ramadan has a greater chance of being accepted, as the Gates of Paradise and Mercy are opened. [Sahih al-Bukhari #1899, Muslim #1079 and others] 19. DUA WHEN THE ARMIES MEET When the Muslim is facing the enemy in battle, at this critical period, the du’a of a worshipper is accepted. Sahl ibn Sa’d (radiAllahu anhu) narrtaed the the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said: ‘Two duas are never rejected, or rarely rejected: the du’a during the call for prayer, and the du’a during the clamity when the two armies attack each other’ [abu Dawud #2540, ibn Majah, al-Hakim] In another narration: ‘Seek the response to your du’as when the armies meet, and the prayer is called, and when rain falls’ [reported by Imam al-Shafi in al-Umm, al-Sahihah #1469] 20. WHEN MUSLIMS GATHER FOR THE PURPOSE OF INVOKING AND REMEMBERING ALLAH (DHIKRULLAH) . The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said: If a group of people sit together remembering Allah, the angels will circle them, mercy will shroud them, peace will descend onto them and Allah will remember them among those with Him. [Muslim] 21. FIRST TEN DAYS OF DHUL-HIJJAH The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said: ‘There are no days during which good deeds are more beloved to Allah than during these ten days’ [Sahih al-Bukhai #969 and others] 22. DUA WHEN THE HEART REACHES OUT TO ALLAH AND IS READY TO BE TOTALLY SINCERE 23. AT MIDNIGHT Abu Umamah (radiAllahu anhu) said, the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) was questioned; ‘Which du’a is heard (by Allah)?’ He answered, ‘At midnight and at the end of every obligatory prayer.’ [at-Tirmidhi - Hasan] 25. DUA OF PEOPLE AFTER THE DEATH OF A PERSON In a long hadith, Umm Salamah (radiAllahu anha) narrated that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, when Abu Salamah had just passed away, and had closed his eyes, ‘Do not ask for yourselves anything but good, for the angels will say ‘Ameen’ to all that you ask for. O Allah, forgive Abu Salamah, and raise his ranks among those who are guided.’ [Muslim, abu Dawud, Ahmad] 26. DUA OF THE ONE FASTING UNTIL HE BREAKS HIS FAST. The Messenger of Allah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said; Three supplications will not be rejected (by Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala)), the supplication of the parent for his child, the supplication of the one who is fasting, and the supplication of the traveler. [al-Bayhaqi, at-Tirmidhi - Sahih] 27. DUA OF THE ONE FASTING AT THE TIME OF BREAKING FAST The prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) declared, ‘Three men whose dua is never rejected (by Allah) are: when a fasting person breaks fast (in another narration, the fasting person until he breaks his fast), the just ruler and the one who is oppressed.’ [Ahmad, at-Tirmidhi - Hasan] 29. DUA OF A JUST RULER The prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) declared, ‘Three men whose dua is never rejected (by Allah) are: the fasting person until he breaks his fast (in another narration, when he breaks fast), the just ruler and the one who is oppressed.’ [Ahmad, at-Tirmidhi - Hasan] 30. DUA OF A SON OR DAUGHTER OBEDIENT TO HIS OR HER PARENTS It is well known in the story narrated in hadith os three men who were trapped by a huge stone in a cave. One of them who was kind to kis parents asked Allah to remove the stone, and his du’a was answered. [Sahih al-Bukhari 3:36 #472] 31. DUA IMMEDIATELY AFTER WUDU Umar ibn Al-Khattab reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said: ‘There is not one of you that makes wudu, and does it perfectly, then says: I testify that there is no diety worthy of worship except Allah. he is Alone, having no partners. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and messenger’, except that the eight gates of Paradise are opened for him, and he can enter into it through whichever one he pleases’ [Muslim #234, abu Dawud #162, Ahmad, an-Nasai] Saying what has been mentioned in the hadith that is directly related to it (ablution) 32. DUA AFTER STONING THE JAMARAT AT HAJJ The stoning of the small Shaitan (jamrat sugra), or the middle Shaitan (jamrat wusta) pillars during Hajj. It is narrated that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) would stone the small Jamarah (one of the three pillars that is stoned in the last days of Hajj), then face the qiblah, raise his hands, and make du’a for a long time. He would then stone the middle Jamarah and do the same. When he stoned the large Jamarah, he would depart without making any du’a. [Sahih al-Bukhari #1753 and others] 33. AT THE CROWING OF A ROOSTER Abu Hurairah (radiAllahu anhu) narrated that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said: ‘When you hear a rooster crowing, then ask Allah for His bounties, for it has seen an angel, and when you hear a donkey braying, then seek refuge in Allah from Shaitan, for it has seen a Shaitan’ [Sahih al-Bukhari, Muslim, Ahmad, Sahih al-Jami #611] 34. DU’A MADE INSIDE THE KA’BAH The Ka’bah is a sanctuary that has no comparison in the entire world. The du’a of one who prays inside the hijr is considered as being made inside the ka’bah, as it is part of the house (Baitullah). [This is the semicircle to the right of the Kabah if you face the door, opposite to the Yemeni corner and the Black stone wall.] Usamah ibn Zayd narrated, ‘When the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) entered the House (Ka’bah), he made du’a in all of its corners [Muslim 2: 968 and others] 35. DU’A ON THE MOUNT OF SAFA OR MARWAH DURING UMRAH OR HAJJ It is narrated that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) would make long du’as at Safa and Marwah. [Muslim #1218 and others] 36. DUA AT ANY OF THE HOLY SITES. 37. WHILE RECITING SURAH AL-FATIHAH The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said that Allah the Exalted had said: ‘ I have divided the prayer into two halves between Me and My servant, and My servant will receive what he asks for. When the servant says:Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the universe, Allah the Most High says: My servant has praised Me. And when he (the servant) says: The Most Compassionate, the Merciful, Allah the Most High says: My servant has lauded Me. When he (the servant) says: Master of the Day of Judgment, He remarks: My servant has glorified Me, and sometimes He will say: My servant entrusted (his affairs) to Me. When he (the worshipper) says: Thee do we worship and of Thee do we ask help, He (Allah) says: This is between Me and My servant, and My servant will receive what he asks for. Then, when he (the worshipper) says: Guide us to the straight path, the path of those to whom Thou hast been Gracious — not of those who have incurred Thy displeasure, nor of those who have gone astray, He (Allah) says: This is for My servant, and My servant will receive what he asks for. [Muslim 4: 395] 38. SAYING ‘AMEEN’ DURING PRAYER After finishing the recitation of al-Fatihah, the saying of‘Ameen’ in congregation. The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said: ‘When the Imam says‘Ameen’, then recite it behind him (as well), because whoever’s Ameen coincides with the Ameen of the angels will have all of his sins forgiven.’ [Sahih al-Bukhari #780, Muslim #410 and others] 39. WHILE VISITING THE SICK, AND DUA MADE BY THE SICK Umm Salamah narrated that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said: ‘When you visit the sick, or the dead then say good, because the angels say ‘Ameen’ to whatever you say [Muslim #2126] Ali (radiAllahu anhu) reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said: ‘When a Muslim visits his sick Muslim brother in the morning, seventy thousand angels make dua for his forgiveness till the evening. And when he visits him in the evening, seventy thousand angels make dua for his forgiveness till the morning, and he will be granted a garden for it in Jannah.’ [at-Tirmidhi, abu Dawud] And with that, we come to a close of today’s talk with a Sincere Du’a to Allah(swt) to make us from among those whose Dua’s are accepted because now we know When to make them and Surely our Dua’s are made with All the Sincerity of our heart (Ikhlas). Ameen thumma Ameen. Wa aakhiru daawana inil hamdulillah Rabbal aalameen. Wallahu Ta’ala A’lam.
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