14/03/2026
March 08, 2026
Activity: Kalima in between Taraweeh
Place: Masjid Abu Sali
Time: 8:37pm - 8:42pm
Speaker: Brother Ahmad Fernandez
Hadith: Good things that are mentioned in making du'a
Brother Ahmad shared the following hadith:
Good things that are mentioned in making du'a
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّرحْمٰنِ الرَّحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ, وَالصَّلَةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلى أَشْرَفِ الْانْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ, سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ. أَمَّا بَعْدُ
Parents brothers and sisters in the Islamic faith. There are things that we should mention before we make Du'a so that our prayers are acceptable to Allah.
✅ First is praising and glorifying Allah
✅ Second, Sending blessings on the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)
The Prophet (ﷺ) heard a man who made du'a in his prayer but did not praise Allah and did not send blessings on the Prophet. So the Prophet said:
“This man hastened.”
Then he called him and said:
“When one of you makes du'a, let him begin by praising and glorifying his Lord, then send blessings on the Prophet, and then let him ask for whatever he wants.”
This was reported in Sunan Abu Dawud (Hadith 1481) and Jami' at-Tirmidhi (Hadith 3477).
There is a hadith that scholars cite about du'a being “hanging” between heaven and earth when there is no blessing on the Prophet ﷺ. Here is the hadith:
Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattab: Arabic: إِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ مَوْقُوفٌ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ, لَا يَصْعَدُ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى نَبِيّكَ ﷺ Meaning (translation):
“The du'a is suspended between the heavens and the earth, and nothing ascends from it until you send blessings upon your Prophet .”
Reported in Jami' at-Tirmidhi (Hadith 486) and some scholars said its grade is hasan. In these two hadiths, we will learn the importance of paying respect to our Lord and His Prophet, where rushing into our prayers without acknowledging Allah and His Prophet is considered a lack of respect before Allah and this may be the reason why our Du'as do not reach and become meaningless
✅ Third, is calling upon Allah using His great attributes of Allah. عَنْ بَرَيْدَةَ said: سمِعَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم a man calls and says: اللَّحُمَّ I ask you that I testify that you are God, no إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ, الأَحَدُ الصَّمَدُ, الَّذِي did not give birth and did not give birth to him, and he did not have a child. بِيَدِهِ, Buraidah reported that the Prophet heard a man supplicating and saying: “O Allah, I ask You because I bear witness that You are Allah. There is no god but You. You are the One (Al-Ahad), the As-Samad. You have not begotten a son, nor were You begotten, and there is none like You.” So the Prophet said: “By the One in Whose hand is my soul, he has indeed asked Allah by His Most Great Name; when He is called by it, He responds, and when He is asked by it, He gives.” This is reported in Sunan Abi Dawud, Sunan Ibn Majah, and Jami' at-Tirmidhi. This hadith shows the recognition of the great creator which may be what this hadith means that our prayers become acceptable to Allah and that Allah is more pleased with His Servant who calls upon Him, and asks Him with recognition as his provider.
