1. praising Allah
whilst the Messenger of Allah saw was sitting, a man came in and prayed and said, "O Allah, forgive me and have mercy on me."
the Messenger of Allah saw said, "you have been too hasty, o worshipper. when you have prayed and are sitting, praise Allah as He deserves to be praised, and send blessings upon me, then call upon Him."
according to another version (3477):
"when one of your prays, let him start with praise of Allah, then let him send blessings upon the Prophet saw then let him ask whatever he likes after that." then another man prayed after that, and he praised Allah swt and sent blessings upon the Prophet saw. and then the Prophet saw said: "o worshipper, ask and you will be answered."
2. sending blessings upon the Prophet saw
the Prophet saw said: "every dya is kept back until you send blessings upon the Prophet."
[classed as saheeh by Al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami']
3. facing towards the Qibla
"on the day of badr, the Prophet of Allah saw turned to face the qibla, then he stretched forth his hands and started to cry out to his Lord: "o Allah, grant me what You have promised me, O Allah, give me what You have prmomised me. O Allah, if this small band of Muslims perishes, You will not be worshipped on earth." he kept on crying out to his Lord, stretching forth his hands facing towards the qibla, until his cloak fell from his shoulders..." [Muslim]
al-Nawawi said in Sharh Muslim:
this shows that it is mustahabb (recommended) to face the qibla when making du'a and to raise the hands.
4. raising the hands
the Messenger of Allah saw said: "your Lord, may He blessed and exalted, is Kind and Most Generous, and He is too kidn to let His slave, if he raises his hands to Him, bring them back empty." [Abu Dawood]
when you ask of Allah, ask of Him with the palms of your hands, not with the backs of them." [Abu Dawood]
5. having faith that Allah will respond
the Prophet saw said: "call upon Allah when you are certain of a response, and remember that Allah will not answer a du'a that comes from a negligent and heedless heart." [Al-Tirmidhi]
6. asking frequently
the Prophet saw said: "the slave will receive a response so long as his du'a does not involve sin or severing of family ties, and so long as he is not hasty." it was said, "what does being hasty mean?" he said: 'when he says, i made du'a and i made du'a, and i have not seen any response,' and he gets frustrated and stops making du'a." [al-Bukhari]
7. being firm in your du'a
the Prophet saw said: "no one of you should say, 'O Allah, forgive me if You wish, O Allah, have mercy on me if You wish'; he should be firm in his asking for Allah cannot be compelled." [al-Bukhari]
Allah loves to be asked, and He encourages that in all things.
and your Lord said: "invoke Me and I will respond to your (invocation)" [Ghaafir 40:60]
du'a is very important in Islam, so much so that the Prophet saw said: "du'a is worship." [at-Tirmidhi]
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1000 days of Da'wah (pt 1)
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