Dua and its Significance | Sheikh Hazem Rajab
Channel: Doha Islamic Events
Date: 2020-05-05

Sheikh Hazem discusses supplicating the Almighty, and asking from Him your needs and wants. Sheikh Hazem continues with the manners of asking, along with the special importance within the month of Ramadhaan.

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لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَكْرَمَ عَلَى اللهِ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ (الترمذي وصححه الألباني) 
There is nothing more honorable in the sight of Allaah than Du’aa’ (supplication) (At-Tirmithi; Al-Albaani: authentic)
أَلِظُّوا بِيَا ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ (الترمذي وصححه الألباني). 
Recite frequently: Ya Thal-Jalaali wal-Ikraam (O You, Possessor of glory and honor) (At-Tirmithi; Al-Albaani: authentic)
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ [غافر: 60] 
And your Lord says, "Invoke Me; I will respond to you." (Qur’aan 40:60)
ومن لم يسأل الله يغضب عليه (الترمذي وصححه الألباني)
He who does not invoke Allaah, He will get angry with him (At-Tirmithi; Al-Albaani: authentic)
وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ.
And when My slaves ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. (Qur’aan 2:186)
كل داع يستجاب له ولكن تتنوع الاستجابة: أعطاه الله بها إحدى ثلاث: إما أن تُعجل له دعوته، وإما أن يدخرها له في الآخرة، وإما أن يصرف عنه من السوء مثلها (الترمذي وأحمد وصححه الألباني) 
There is not a man who invokes Allaah with a supplication, except that he is answered. Either it shall be granted to him in the world, or reserved for him in the Hereafter (as reward), or, his sins shall be expiated for it according to the extent that he supplicated - as long as he does not supplicate for some sin, or an evil equal to it is averted from him. (At-Tirmithi and Ahmad; Al-Albaani: authentic)
يُسْتَجَابُ لأَحَدِكُمْ مَا لَمْ يَعْجَلْ، يَقُولُ: دَعَوْتُ فَلَمْ يُسْتَجَبْ لِي (البخاري ومسلم) 
The supplication of the slave (of Allaah) is answered in case he does not become impatient, saying: I have supplicated and supplicated but I did not find it being responded. (Al-Bukhaari and Muslim)
لاَ يَزَالُ يُسْتَجَابُ لِلْعَبْدِ مَا لَمْ يَدْعُ بِإِثْمٍ أَوْ قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمٍ (مسلم). 
The supplication of the slave (of Allaah) will continue to be answered in case he does not supplicate for sin or for severing the ties of kinship. (Muslim)
ذَكَرَ ﷺ الرَّجُلَ يُطِيلُ السَّفَرَ سعيا للرزق ووصفه: أَشْعَثَ أَغْبَرَ، يَمُدُّ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ: يَا رَبِّ، يَا رَبِّ، وَمَطْعَمُهُ حَرَامٌ وَمَشْرَبُهُ حَرَامٌ وَمَلْبَسُهُ حَرَامٌ وَغُذِيَ بِالْحَرَامِ، فَأَنَّى يُسْتَجَابُ لِذَلِكَ؟ (مسلم).
Abu Hurayrah, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrated that the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ mentioned [the case] of a man who: Having journeyed far, is disheveled and dusty, and who spreads out his hands to the sky saying “O my Lord! O my Lord!,” while his food is Haraam (unlawful), his drink is Haraam, his clothing is Haraam, and he has been nourished with Haraam, so how can [his supplication] be answered? (Muslim)
ادْعُوا اللهَ وَأَنْتُمْ مُوقِنُونَ بِالإِجَابَةِ، وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللهَ لاَ يَسْتَجِيبُ دُعَاءً مِنْ قَلْبٍ غَافِلٍ لاَهٍ (الترمذي وحسنه الألباني). 
Call upon Allaah while being certain of being answered, and know that Allaah does not respond to a supplication from the one whose heart is heedless and occupied (At-Tirmithi; Al-Albaani: Hasan (sound))
ثَلاثُ دَعوَاتٍ مُستَجَابَاتٌ: دَعْوَة الصَّائِمِ... (الترمذي وحسنه الألباني).
There are three supplications that will be answered [..] the supplication of a fasting person. (At-Tirmithi; Al-Albaani: Hasan (sound))