Part I Virtues of Supplication (Dua)

Ayah: "And your Lord says: Call on me; I will answer (your prayer). But those who
aretoo arrogant to serve Me will surely find themselves in Hell in humiliation."[Ghafur /
Mu'min: 60]Ayah: "When my servants ask you concerning Me, I am indeed close (to
them). I listento the prayer of every supplicant when he calls on
Me. . ."[Baqarah:186]Hadith: "Dua is (a form) of worship; your Lord said, "Call on Me; I
will answer you(your prayer).Hadith: "Verily, your Lord (Blessed is He and Almighty) is
alive, generous and if Hisservant raises his hands towards Him, He feels reluctant not to
return anything to him."Hadith: "Any Muslim who supplicates Allah with a supplication
that does not containany sin or cutting off of family relations, Allah will give him one of
three things for it:1. Either He will speedily answer his dua2. or He will save it for him
until the Hereafter 3. or He will avert something bad from him equal to the value of his
dua.(Explanation: a dua has a certain relative value determined by Allah, so if a person
saysa particular dua, say 15 times in a day, then Allah protects him from something bad
thatis equal to the valued amount of his dua.)
Part II Customs and Manners of Making duas and the Causes for their BeingAnswered:
1. Faithfulness to Allah2. To start with thanking Allah and praising Him and then giving
salat on the Prophet(SAW) and ending the dua with the same.3. To be serious in dua and
certain that it will be answered4. Persistence in the dua and not rushing it (Hadith says
don't rush or be impatient. Don'tsay "I prayed for such and such a thing and Allah didn't
answer my prayer. Allah dislikesthat.)5. To put your heart into the dua -- make it from
your heart (even if you are reading thewords, i.e., mean what you say)6. Say dua in times
of crises as well as times that are good -- don't just say dua in timesof need only.7. Ask
Allah alone -- and no one else.8. Do not make dua on someone's family or money or child
or life -- that is, don't say Iwish that that person's family be destroyed, or I pray that she
loses all her money, or Iwish his oldest son would fail or I wish that he would die.9.
Make dua in a moderately low voice -- not silent yet not completely out loud.10. Know
your sins (faults) and seek forgiveness for them and know and acknowledge
the benefits and blessings you have been given and thank Allah for them.11. The
oppressor should make amends for what he has done and repent.12. Turn to Allah with
humility, desire and fear of Him.13. Do not use rhymed prose when making dua.14. The
supplication is (said) three (times). [Hadith that states that the Messenger of Allah (SAW)
when making dua, repeated it 3 times.]15. Face the Qiblah when making dua.16. Raise
the hands during dua [sunnah, not wajib]17. Make wudu before making dua when
possible.18. Don't pray for injurious or harmful things to happen to people (like praying
someonehas an unfortunate mishap, or falls down, or chokes or breaks his leg, etc.)
Alsoremember, that the Angels say "Ameen" and the same for you," after your dua.19.
The person making dua should start with himself if he is going to pray for
someoneelse.20. To make intercession to Allah by use of His beautiful Names and
superior Attributes,or by some good deed that the supplicator performed or by the dua of
a good man living,who is in his presence (e.g., asking someone who is a good Muslim to
make dua for you)21. That the food and drink and clothing is halal and of a halal
source22. Do not make dua for a sin or cutting off of family ties.23. To order that which
is good and forbid that which is forbidden24. Distancing one's self from all types of sin.

PART III THE PREFERRED TIMES, CONDITIONS AND PLACESSUPPLICATIONS

ARE ANSWERED:
(bearing in mind that one can make dua at anytime and in any place; however, the
following are the most preferable times, conditionsand places.)1. Lailatul Qadr 2. Deep in
the last third of the night3. Immediately after the mandatory prayers4. Between the adhan
and iqamah5. An hour during every night -- [hadith states that Allah comes down to the
sky of theearth during the last 3rd of the night and hears the duas of the believers]6. At
the time of the call to the mandatory prayers7. At the time of rain8. During jihad when
the ranks of fighters (mujahidoun) advance in the path of Allah9. An hour every Friday -the soundest opinion regarding this hour is the last hour between the hours of Asr on the
day of Juma, and it could be the hour of the khutba andsalat.10. At the time of drinking
Zamzam water with true intentions11. During sajda12. At the time of waking up at night
and there are hadith regarding what the Prophet r said in these duas13. If you sleep after
having made wudu then wake up at night and then makesupplication14. After you say
dua Yunus, make your personal dua or one from Qur'an or sunnah and
it is La illah ila Allah subhannaka inni kuntu min al thaalimeen.15. Dua of people after
the death of a person (e.g. the dua of a person who is praying for someone who has just
died)16. Dua after praising Allah and giving salat on the Prophet (SAW) in the tashahhud atthe end of salat. Make your dua before the 2 tasleems.17. At the time of dua, call
upon Allah by the greatest of His names that, if called bythem, He answers, and if asked
by them, He gives (e.g. Ya Rahman, Ya Raheem, Ya ThalJalaali wal Ikraam, Ya Al Ahad
As Samad, lam yalid wa lam yulad wa lam yakum kuf wan ahad)18. The dua of a Muslim
for his brother or sister Muslim stemming from the heart.19. Dua on the Day of Arafat20.
Dua during the month of Ramadan21. Dua at the time of a Muslim gathering for the
purpose of remembering Allah.22. Dua at the time of a crisis by saying Inna lilahi wa
inna ilaihi raje'oon, Allahumaajurni fi museebati, wa akhlif li khairun minha. Verily, we
belong to Allah, and verily, toHim is our return. O Allah, Bless me in my problem and
replace it for me withsomething better than it.23. Dua when the heart reaches out to Allah
and is ready to be totally sincere24. Dua of the oppressed against the one who is
oppressing him25. Dua of the father or mother for or against the son26. Dua of the
traveler 27. Dua of the one fasting until he breaks his fast.28. Dua of the one fasting at
the time of breaking fast29. Dua of a desperate person30. Dua of a just Imam31. Dua of a
son or daughter obedient to his or her parents32. Dua immediately after wudu saying
what has been mentioned in the hadith that isdirectly related to it (ablution)33. Dua after
stoning the small Shaitan (jamrat sugra) during Hajj34. Dua after stoning the middle
Shaitan (jamrat wusta) during Hajj.35. Dua made inside the Ka'aba and the dua of one
who prays inside the hijr as it is partof the house (bait Allah). [This is the semicircle to
the right of the Ka'aba if you face thedoor.]36. Dua on the mount of Safa during Umrah
or Hajj37. Dua on the mount of Marwa during Umrah or Hajj38. Dua at any of the holy
sites.
Note
: The believer can call to his Lord at any time, wherever he is but these times
andconditions and places are special and more care should be taken.
Note

: All of these circumstances are substantiated by hadith.