The Excellence and Benefits of Dua

How many times a day do we make Dua? How many times have we been so eager to complete our Salaah that we didn't bother to make Dua afterwards? How long do we spend making Dua? What do we say when we make Dua? Do we understand our Dua? When we make Dua, what do we ask for? Do we only make Dua for ourselves? Do we know the value of Dua?

These are questions we need to ask ourselves before undergoing the most noble of all acts… making Dua. There’s never a time when Allah (SWT) does not answer our Dua’s. There are 3 possible answers to any Dua we make:

1. Yes

2. Not yet

3. I have something better in mind

But there’s never a time when Allah says no. How merciful is our Creator. All we have to do is take advantage of that endless mercy and blessing and start making Dua.

 

Make Dua for anything and everything.

Make Dua to do well at school, to have patience, to be a good person, to have many good friends, to excel in all your endeavours, to pass that Maths test you are writing tomorrow, to not be lazy…

Make Dua for your mother to cook your favourite meal, for your sister to stop trespassing into your room, for your brother to stop bullying you…

Make Dua to stop listening to music, to stop sleeping late, to stop being obsessed with yourself, to stop being addicted to your phone…

Make Dua for a pious spouse and children that will be the coolness of your eyes…

Make Dua you receive that special award you’ve wanted to receive at school for so long...

Make Dua for the old man next door or the kid with cancer down the street…

Make Dua for your parents, your friends…

Make Dua for world peace, for brotherhood and make Dua for a better tomorrow…

To help us understand the value and importance of Dua, here are 25 points on the excellence and benefits of Dua:

1) Dua is the most noble of all acts in the sight of Allah

2) Dua is the best act of worship

3) Dua is the essence of worship

4) Dua is the sign of one’s Imaan

5) To make Dua is to obey Allah

6) Allah is close to the one making Dua

7) Dua is the only cause of Allah’s concern for us

8) Dua is an indication of Allah’s generosity

9) Dua is a sign of humility

10) Dua repels Allah’s anger

 

11) Dua is a cause of being saved by the fire

12) Leaving Dua is a sign of laziness

13) Dua is the only act that repels predestination (Taqdeer)

 

14) Dua is the only act that changes predestination

15) Dua is a sign of wisdom

16) Dua is beloved by Allah

17) Dua is a characteristic of a believer

18) The reward of Dua is guaranteed

19) Dua is a cause of victory

20) Dua is a sign of brotherhood

21) Dua is the weapon of the weak, wronged and oppressed

22) Dua is a cure for all diseases

23) Dua makes a person more optimistic

24) Dua opens up a dialogue with the Creator

25) Dua is one of the easiest acts of worship.

 

*Shira Sudi*