What Is Du'a and Why Is It Important?
In the name of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful.
May the peace and blessings of Allah subahanahu wa ta'aala
be upon his last and final messenger(peace be upon him)
Asalamu alaykum (Peace be upon you)
What is Du'a?
Du'a is to supplicate or invocate to Allah Subhaanahu wa ta'aala. Asking of Allah subhaanahu wa ta'aala everything and anything you may need in the Dunya(the worldly life) or the Akhira(the hereafter). Knowing a believing that Allah subhaanahu wa ta'aala is Al-Alim(All Knowing) , Al Hakim(All Wise), Al Sami(The All Hearing), Al Basir(The All seeing), and Al Khabir(The All Aware) we should call on him for every matter and expect and hope for his mercy and help. To trust Allah subhaanahu wa ta'aala is strongly encouraged and is a wonderful characteristic to have as a believer.
Allah subhaanahu wa ta'aala says in the Holy Qur'an
Surah 9 Ayah 51
Say: "Nothing will happen to us except what Allah has decreed for us: He is our protector": and on Allah let the Believers put their trust.
Theres none better to ask of than Allah subhaanahu wa ta'aala because He (azza wa jal) is truly able to give you anything you may need or want and it would not decrease Him (azza wa jal) in anything.
As Allah says in A Hadeeth Qudsi (A sacred hadeeth)
Hadith Qudsi 17:
On the authority of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is that among the sayings he relates from his Lord (may He be glorified) is that He said:
"‘O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another. O My servants, all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance of Me and I shall guide you. O My servants, all of you are hungry except for those I have fed, so seek food of Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except for those I have clothed, so seek clothing of Me and I shall clothe you. O My servants, you sin by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you. O My servants, you will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and you will not attain benefiting Me so as to benefit Me. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that would not increase My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more than a needle decreases the sea if put into it. O My servants, it is but your deeds that I reckon up for you and then recompense you for, so let him who finds good praise Allah and let him who finds other than that blame no one but himself.’"
It was related by Muslim (also by at-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah).
On the authority of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is that among the sayings he relates from his Lord (may He be glorified) is that He said:
"‘O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another. O My servants, all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance of Me and I shall guide you. O My servants, all of you are hungry except for those I have fed, so seek food of Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except for those I have clothed, so seek clothing of Me and I shall clothe you. O My servants, you sin by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you. O My servants, you will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and you will not attain benefiting Me so as to benefit Me. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that would not increase My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more than a needle decreases the sea if put into it. O My servants, it is but your deeds that I reckon up for you and then recompense you for, so let him who finds good praise Allah and let him who finds other than that blame no one but himself.’"
It was related by Muslim (also by at-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah).
Dua's can be in any language because Allah subhaanahu wa ta'aala is Al Wasi' (The All comprehending). There are many Dua within the Qur'an and Many duas as well from the Sunnah. The prophet (peace be upon him) used to supplicate much and his Dua are available to us.
The Duas of the prophet (peace be upon him) are available in a wonderful little book called 'The Fortress of the Muslim'.
Available at Islamic bookstores.
Oh Allah Guide us to straight path and make us of those who benefit from any knowledge you give us. Amiin.
Oh Allah Help our brothers and sister in Libya, Palestine, yemen, Somalia, and All the other Muslim countries that are suffering hardships. Amiin.
Asalamu alaykum (Peace be upon you).
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