The Power Of Dua

Contents: 1. All about dua 2. Duas of The final prophet, Muhammad (s.a.w) 3. Duas of the prophets peace be upon them all 4. The Power of Du’a and Why we Turn it Down 5. Hisn Muslim 6. 40 Rabbana book 7. Mashri Rashid Alafasy Dua Qunoot Dua – the act of asking Allah (God) All about du'a contents: 1 FOREWORD 2 INTRODUCTION 3 THE ROLE OF SINS IN BRINGING MISERY TO OUR LIVES 4 WHY MAKING DUA TO ALLAH IS NOT AN OPTION, BUT A NECESSITY? 4.1 SEEKING ALLAH’S ATTENTION 4.2 DUA IS CONSIDERED AS AN ACT OF WORSHIP 4.3 NOT MAKING DUA MAKES ALLAH ANGRY 5 WHAT ARE ALLAH’S AND HIS PROPHET’S ASSERTIONS ABOUT MAKING DUA? 5.1 ALLAH’S PROMISE TO THE BELIEVERS 5.2 THE PROPHET’S REASSURANCE TO THE BELIEVERS 5.3 DUA IS VERY DEAR TO ALLAH 6 HOW TO INVOKE ALLAH? 6.1 CALLING BY THE NAMES OF ALLAH OR RAHMAN 6.2 CALLING HIM BY HIS BEAUTIFUL NAMES 7 WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS AND REMEDIES OF MAKING DUA? 8 WHY SHOULD WE MAKE DUA, WHEN EVERYTHING IS ALREADY DECREED? 9 CAN DUA CAUSE MIRACLES TO HAPPEN? 10 WHAT IF SOMEONE MAKES A DUA ABOUT SOMETHING SINFUL? 11 WHY A DUA DOESN’T GET ANSWERED? 12 WHAT ARE THE ETIQUETTES OF MAKING DUA? 12.1 ASK ONLY FROM ALLAH 12.2 PRECEDE DUA BY PRAISING ALLAH AND SENDING BLESSINGS UPON THE PROPHET (SAW) 12.3 ASK ALLAH WITH HUMILITY 12.4 BE FOCUSED AND ASK ALLAH WITH FULL CONVICTION 12.5 HAVE PATIENCE WHEN MAKING DUA 12.6 BE PERSISTENT IN YOUR DUA 12.7 AVOID HARAM FOOD, PROVISION AND SINS 13 WHAT ABOUT THE WAIT IN GETTING THE DUA ANSWERED? 14 WHAT IS THE BEST POSITION FOR MAKING DUA? 14.1 BEING IN A STATE OF PROSTRATION 14.2 FACING TOWARD THE QIBLAH (KAABA) CAN DUA BE SAID DURING SALAT (PRAYER)? WHAT ARE THE BEST TIMES FOR DUA BEING ACCEPTED? 16.1 MAKING DUA IN THE DEPTHS OF THE NIGHT 16.2 DUA MADE AFTER THE PRESCRIBED PRAYERS 16.3 DUA MADE BETWEEN THE ADHAN (CALL FOR PRAYERS) AND THE IQAMAH 16.4 DUA MADE AT THE TIME OF RAIN 16.5 DUA MADE ON FRIDAY 16.6 WHEN PRAYING (SENDING BLESSINGS) ON PROPHET (SAW) 16.7 MAKING DUA WITH THE HELP OF THE PRAYER OF DHUN-NOON (PROPHET 16.8 PRAYER OF THE OPPRESSED, TRAVELER, FASTING PERSON AND A FATHER’S PRAYER FOR HIS CHILD ARE NEVER REJECTED 16.9 WHEN DRINKING ZAMZAM WATER 17 WHAT WERE THE OTHER SPECIAL OCCASIONS DURING WHICH THE PROPHET (SAW) MADE DUA? 17.1 THE SIX DIFFERENT PLACES WHILE PERFORMING HAJJ 17.2 DURING CIRCUMAMBULATION OF THE KAABAH 18 WHICH IS THE BEST AMONG THE DUA AND WHERE IS IT SAID? 19 THE BIGGEST MISTAKE THAT PEOPLE COMMIT AFTER THEIR DUA IS ANSWERED 20 WHAT SHOULD NEVER BE ASKED WHEN MAKING A DUA? 20.1 WISHING FOR DEATH BECAUSE OF A CALAMITY THAT HAS BEFALLEN ONE 20.2 PRAYING AGAINST ONESELF, WEALTH AND CHILDREN 21 CAN ONE SAY DUA IN THEIR OWN WORDS AND OWN LANGUAGE? 22 ISTIGHFAR (REPENTANCE) AS A FORM OF DUA 23 IS DUA ALLOWED AT OTHER PEOPLE’S GRAVES? 24 WHAT ABOUT WIPING ONES FACE AFTER MAKING DUA? 25 BEING CAREFUL ABOUT ONES SPOKEN WORDS 26 DHIKR AS A FORM OF DUA AND ITS IMPACT ON THE DUA 26.1 ALLAH’S STATEMENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DHIKR 26.2 AHADITH ON DHIKR AND ITS NUMEROUS BENEFITS 26.3 VIEWS OF SCHOLARS ON DHIKR 27 VIRTUES OF QURAN AND IMPACT ON OUR DUA AND RELATIONSHIP WITH ALLAH 28 DUA STORIES OF THE PROPHETS MENTIONED IN THE QURAN 28.1 PROPHET ADAM’S DUA ON SHOWING HIS REMORSE FOR WRONGDOING 28.2 PROPHET NUH ON BEING ACCUSED OF FALSEHOOD 28.3 PROPHET IBRAHIM’S DUA FOR THE PROTECTION OF HIS FAMILY AND THE MUSLIM UMMAH 28.4 PROPHET LUT’S DUA FOR PEOPLE WHO HAD BELIED HIM 28.5 PROPHET YAKOOB’S DUA IN THE FACE OF CALAMITY 28.6 PROPHET YUSUF’S DUA ON STAYING AWAY FROM SINS AND TO STAY AS A RIGHTEOUS PERSON 28.7 PROPHET SHUAYB’S DUA ON ASKING FOR JUDGMENT 28.8 PROPHET’S MUSA’S DUA IN MAKING HIS TASKS EASY AGAINST PHARAOH 28.9 PROPHET AYUB’S DUA IN THE FACE OF SEVERE DISTRESS 28.10 PROPHET YUNUS’S DUA IN ACCEPTING HIS WEAKNESS DURING CALAMITIES 28.11 PROPHET ZAKARIYYAH’S DUA IN SEEKING RIGHTEOUS CHILDREN 28.12 PROPHET DAWOOD’S DUA IN THE FACE OF TRIALS 28.13 PROPHET SULAIMAN’S DUA FOR A GREAT KINGDOM 28.14 PROPHET MUHAMMAD’S DUA ON FACING DIFFICULTIES 29 DUA CHECKLIST