Gems Of Ramadan ✔

DAY 10 - HE RESPONDS TO INVOCATIONS

If you look in the Qur'an in Surat al-Baqarah, you are going to find that there is a series of verses on Ramadhaan.

O you who believe! Observing As-Sawm (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqoon (the pious).
(Surat al-Baqarah: 183)

The second verse is:
[Observing Sawm (fasts)] for a fixed number of days.
(Surat al-Baqarah: 184)

The third verse is:
The month of Ramadhaan in which was revealed the Qur'an.
(Surat al-Baqarah: 185)

Three verses after each other on matters directly pertaining to fasting. Suddenly you get to the fourth verse and it is out of topic. It is about Du'aa.

And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed near (to them by My Knowledge). I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me (without any mediator or intercessor).
(Surat al-Baqarah: 186)

Then you go the fifth verse and it goes back to the rules and regulations of fasting:

It is made lawful for you to have sexual relations with your wives on the night of As-Sawm (the fasts).
(Surat al-Baqarah: 187)

Why was there a verse on Du'aa in between a series of verses directly speaking about fasting? Why would Allah put a verse here that is off topic? Is it off topic? Impossible. Every aspect of the Qur'an is perfected. There is a break in the verses of the Qur'an pertaining to the topic of fasting to draw your attention to the importance of Du'aa and that Ramadhaan is the month of Du'aa.
There are times that Du'aa is more likely to be answered and Ramadhaan is one of the best seasons for that. Look deeper into that verse:

And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed near (to them by My Knowledge). I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me (without any mediator or intercessor).
(Surat al-Baqarah: 186)

Fourteen times in the Qur'an you are going to find and they ask you and if they ask you, Yas'aloonaka (يَسْأَلُونَكَ) and Wa Ithaa Sa'alaka (وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ) (thirteen Yas'aloonaka and one Wa Ithaa Sa'alaka). Every one of the times when Allah says and they ask you, you are going to find Qul (قُلْ) (and tell them), except one time in the Qur'an which is about Du'aa. It is consistent in every one of them, except in Du'aa. If they ask you, and there is no Qul (and tell them). It is trying to convey pure Tawheed to you, that this is a relationship between you and Allah directly. No Messenger, no Wali and not even the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam is between you and Allah. The Du'aa is directly between you and Allah. It is complete Tawheed, pure Tawheed, and that is why there is no Qul in it.

THE SPECIAL TIMES FOR DU'AA

The Du'aa is answered at all times and in all situations. Allah answers at all times (days, nights or evenings) and in all situations (standing, sitting or laying in bed). In Wudhu or out of Wudhu, it does not matter. But there are times and situations where Du'aa is more likely to be answered. Let us take some of those tips so we can perfect our Du'aa in this month of Du'aa. And not only that, but we are never going to stop making Du'aa after it Inshaa Allah Ta'aala.

Pursue the special times. For example, the Days of 'Arafaat, the month of Ramadhaan, the one third end of the night, when it rains, after Iqaamah, between Athaan and Iqaamah and the Du'aa of a fasting person. At the one third end of the night, Allah descends to the heaven closest to the earth and asks is there is anyone who needs anything? Is there anyone who needs to be forgiven so I can forgive him? The more you combine of these special times and situations, the more likeliness that the Du'aa will be accepted Inshaa Allah. For example, combining Ramadhaan with the night of Laylat al-Qadar, Sujood (prostration) and the one third end of the night. Look how amazing that is, special times and special situations.