Making dua remember.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
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this question:
dear mr. burhan
assalamo alaikum
pls. guide me in reference for making duaá for everyone
..........
my family, relatives, friends ask me to remember them in
my duaa , some ask for good health, wealth, peace, financial gain etc.
my question is when do i make duaá, do i have to
be in wudu to make duaa?
is it after salah?
as the list is big i cannot take each and every person
names and their reason
can i make duaa that O Allah whoever asked me to pray for
them kindlky grant them?
second thing when some one ask me to remember them in my
duaa I say inshaallah . if i forget is it sin for me?
pls. reply in detail.
thanks
jazakallah
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Answer:
Making dua remember
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Your Question: my question is when do i make duaá, do i
have to be in wudu to make duaa? is it after salah?
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2
Surah Baqarah verse 186:
And if
My servants ask you, O Prophet,
concerning Me, tell them that I am quite
near to them. I hear and answer the
prayer of the suppliant, when he calls
on Me. So let them respond to My call
and believe in Me. (Convey this to
them), perhaps they may be guided
aright!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah
Ale-Imraan verses 191-195:
191 Those who Remember Allah standing, sitting, and/or lying down on their
sides and contemplate the (wonders of)
creation in the heavens and the earth (with the thought): "O Our Lord! Not
for naught hast Thou created (all) this! Glory to Thee! Give us salvation from
the penalty of the Fire.
192 O Our Lord! Any whom Thou dost admit to the Fire truly Thou coverest
with shame; and never will wrong-doers find any helpers!.
193 O Our Lord! We have heard the call of one calling (us) to faith
`Believe ye in the Lord' and we have believed.
O Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, blot out from us our iniquities, and
take to Thyself our souls in the company of the righteous.
194 O Our Lord! Grant us what Thou didst promise unto us through Thine
Messengers, and save us from shame on the Day of Judgment: for Thou never
breakest Thy Promises."
195 And their Lord hath accepted of them and answered them: "Never will I suffer to be lost the work of any of you, be he
male or female: ye are members one of another; those who have left their homes
or been driven out therefrom, or suffered harm in My Cause, or fought or been
slain; verily I will blot out from them their iniquities and admit them into
Gardens with rivers flowing beneath; a reward from the Presence of Allah, and
from His Presence is the best of rewards."
Abu Hurairah reported, "The Prophet
(saws) said, "Nothing is more dear to Allah than one's supplication to
Him.''
Narrated by Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah.
Salman reported that the Prophet (saws),
said, "Your Lord, the Blessed and the Exalted One, is Modest and Generous,
and He loathes to turn away His servant empty-handed when he raises his hands
to Him in supplication."
Narrated by Ahmad and Ibn Hibban.
The doors of the ‘acceptance’ of supplications of the Lord
Most Gracious are open 24 hours a day / 7 days a week…..and one is at absolute
liberty to call upon their Lord Most Gracious anytime they will and please,
regardless of whether they happen to be standing, sitting, or lying down on
their sides at any time of the day and night….and there is absolutely no
requirement or obligation upon the believers to be in the state of ‘wudu’ when
calling upon or invoking or making supplications unto their Lord Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah
Maidah verse 6:
6 O ye who believe! When ye prepare for prayer wash your faces and
your hands (and arms) to the elbows; rub your heads (with water); and (wash)
your feet to the ankles.
The only acts in Islam whereby the ‘wudu’ is absolutely
obligatory and a pre-condition, is when one is about to offer a prayer or while
circumambulating (tawaaf of) the Holy Kaaba; if these two rites are performed
without the ‘wudu’, it would nullify the rites.
It is preferred (not obligatory) to be in the sate of ‘wudu’ when
reciting the Glorious Quran.
Your Question: ….as the list is big i cannot take each and
every person names and their reason can i make duaa that O Allah whoever asked
me to pray for them kindlky grant them?
There is absolutely no harm if one makes a ‘general’
supplication of acceptance unto their Lord Most Gracious for all those who
asked them to remember them in their supplications.
Your Question: ….second thing when some one ask me to
remember them in my duaa I say inshaallah . if i forget is it sin for me?
If someone asks one to remember them in their
supplications, and one accepts their plea and says ‘Insha Allah’ (if Allah
Wills) with the intention to fulfill their request….and then perchance one
happens to forget to make supplications for them, not only is there absolutely
no harm and no sin; but their Lord Most Gracious will reward them for making
the intention to supplicate for their brethren.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
