Section : Bidding Farewell to One’s Relatives, Asking them for Prayers, and Praying for Them. Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “Anyone intending to go on a journey should say to those staying behind, ‘I…
Section : Injunction on Supplication. Allah has commanded people to call upon Him humbly and sincerely, promising them He will respond to their prayers and fulfil their needs. Nu’man b. Bashir reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said,…
Section : Etiquette of Supplication. There are certain manners that must be observed while making a supplication to Allah. These are given in the following topics.
Section : Pursuit of lawful means of Livelihood.. Ibn ‘Abbas reported, “Once, when I recited the verses of the Qur’an, ‘O you people! Eat of what is on earth, lawful and good’ (2.168) in the presence of the Prophet, peace…
Section : Facing the Qiblah while making a Supplication.. The Prophet (peace be upon him went out and prayed for rain and faced the qiblah.
Section : Supplicating at the most Opportune Times and Locations.. These are, for instance, the day of ‘Arafah, month of Ramadan, Friday, the last part of the night, at dawn, during prostration, at the time of rainfall, between the azhan…
Section : Raising One’s hands to one’s shoulders.. Ibn ‘Abbas is reported as saying, “When asking for something from Allah, you should raise your hands opposite to your shoulders; when asking for forgiveness you should point with one finger; and…
Section : Starting the Supplication with Allah’s Praise and Blessings on His Prophet.. Fudalah b. ‘Ubaid reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, heard a man supplicating during prayer. He did not glorify Allah, nor did he invoke blessings…
Section : Supplicating with attention and humility, in a voice neither loud nor low.. Allah says: “Neither say your prayer aloud, nor speak it in a low tone, but seek a middle course between.” Qur’an 17.110 And “Call on your…
Section : Supplications without a sin or breaking blood ties.. Ahmad records that Abu Sa’id reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “Any Muslim who makes a supplication containing nothing that is sinful and nothing that involves breaking…
Section : Avoiding hastiness for acceptance of supplication.. Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “Your supplication will be answered if you are not impatient, and if you do not say, ‘I supplicated but my supplication…
Section : Supplicating with confidence in its acceptance.. Abu Hurairah also reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “None of you should say, ‘O Allah, forgive me if You wish, (or) O Allah, have mercy on me if…
Section : Choosing comprehensive words for supplication.. The Prophet, peace be upon him, loved comprehensive supplications but used other supplications as well. The Qur’anic supplication, “Our Lord, give us good in this world, and give us good in the hereafter,”…
Section : Avoid Supplicating Against (Cursing) Yourself, your Family, or Property.. Jabir reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “Do not supplicate against your own selves, your children, your servants, or your property, lest you should supplicate at…
Section : Repeating a supplication three times.. Abdallah b. Mas’ud reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, loved to repeat his supplication three times, and pray for forgiveness three times.” (Abu Daw’ud)