Fatwa ID: 07368
Answered by: Maulana Abdoullah Limvoonheek
Question:
Can you please give me some guidelines as how and when to make dua. Did Nabi saw raise his hand when making dua or he left it down. Should I make dua before salah or after salah ?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Dua is very important in the life of a believer and it is the essence of ibadah (worship). In the Quran Allah says (Surah Ghafir ayah 60)
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادۡعُوۡنِىۡۤ اَسۡتَجِبۡ لَـكُمۡؕ اِنَّ الَّذِيۡنَ يَسۡتَكۡبِرُوۡنَ عَنۡ عِبَادَتِىۡ سَيَدۡخُلُوۡنَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِيۡنَ
“And your Lord has said, “Call Me, I will respond to you.”
Dua is the weapon for a believer. There are few instances where dua are readily accepted. Dua made on Jumu’ah, before salah between the azaan and the iqamah and after the fardh salah, at the end portion of the night are accepted. Likewise dua a person make for others In their absence.
When a person raise his hand and make dua, Allah doesn’t let the hand to come down except that he accept the dua.
Therefore a person should observe the etiquette and they are:
To have wudhu, Facing the qiblah and Sit in tashahhud.
Praise Allah and send durood upon our Nabi.
Show your inabily and your weakness. Be humble.
Seek the forgiveness of Allah. Then start asking for needs.
As for raising the hand, a person should raise his hand upto the shoulder and not high. Some instances Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلمx didn’t raise his hand. For example dua between the two khutbah of Jumu’ah and the masnoon dua like eating, drinking, relieving oneself, and sleeping.
More important is when a person is making dua, his earning must be halal, the food and drink he consume must be halal and the dress he wear must get from halal means.
Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.
Written by Maulana Abdoullah Limvoonheek
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
Reference:
وَعَنْ سَلْمَانَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ حَيِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ, يَسْتَحِي مِنْ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا رَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ يَدَيْهِ أَنْ يَرُدَّهُمَا صِفَرًا
Sunan Abi Dawood hadith 1488
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ الدُّعَاءُ لاَ يُرَدُّ بَيْنَ الأَذَانِ وَالإِقَامَةِ ”
Sunan Tirmidhi hadith 212
عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، قَالَ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَسْمَعُ قَالَ ” جَوْفُ اللَّيْلِ الآخِرُ وَدُبُرَ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْمَكْتُوبَاتِ ” . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ
Sunan Tirmidhi hadith 3499
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ “ إِنَّ أَسْرَعَ الدُّعَاءِ إِجَابَةً دَعْوَةُ غَائِبٍ لِغَائِبٍ ”
Sunan Abi Dawood hadith 1535
عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فِي الدُّعَاءِ لَمْ يَحُطَّهُمَا حَتَّى يَمْسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ
Sunan Tirmidhi hadith 3386
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ” أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ طَيِّبٌ لاَ يَقْبَلُ إِلاَّ طَيِّبًا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِمَا أَمَرَ بِهِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ فَقَالَ { يَا أَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا إِنِّي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ} وَقَالَ { يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ} ” . ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الرَّجُلَ يُطِيلُ السَّفَرَ أَشْعَثَ أَغْبَرَ يَمُدُّ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ وَمَطْعَمُهُ حَرَامٌ وَمَشْرَبُهُ حَرَامٌ وَمَلْبَسُهُ حَرَامٌ وَغُذِيَ بِالْحَرَامِ فَأَنَّى يُسْتَجَابُ لِذَلِكَ ” .
Sahih Muslim Hadith 1015
