Ismail Kamdar – The Power of a Ramadan Dua

			In Alhamdulillah muda who want to stay in who and is still fearful when we know we hit our qawwali
when our older Billa him in Cerulean fusina Amin See ya the Amara Lena, Mia the healer who was moody
Lola, Lola Hadiya, Rama bad.
		

			That's just being a few days away from the blessing month of Ramadan. Today just want to share a
brief reminder on an important act of worship related to Ramadan that we that we sometimes overlook
or neglect. And that is the importance of dua.
		

			So when we think about Ramadan, we think about fasting tarawih Sahul Iftaar, led to Qadr aitikaf.
But sometimes we forget that Ramadan is also the month of dua, and is a month when do us are
answered, often in miraculous ways.
		

			And there are several Hadith that we can draw from to make this conclusion.
		

			Number one, the famous Hadith where the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam stated that when Ramadan
comes the doors of Allah's mercy are open, and the doors of Jahannam are closed.
		

			Some of the commentators have stated that when he's when Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said
that the doors of Allah's mercy are open. This means that our dewasa answered, right, if the doors
of Allah's mercy are open, then that means our do ours will be answered. Because Allah's Mercy
manifests itself in this world through answering our doors. Furthermore, Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam in several Hadith when he lists those people whose do ads are never rejected. He
mentioned the fasting person. For example, in one Hadith, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
said, three people they do and I never rejected the dua of the traveler, the dua of a parent for the
		

			child, and the dua of the fasting person.
		

			So from this hadith and all the different versions of it, we can conclude that if we make dua while
we are fasting, the DUA has a higher chance of being answered. Another Hadith the Prophet sal Allahu
alayhi wa sallam said that the fasting person at the time of Iftar, before opening the fast they do
are they make that time is not rejected?
		

			Furthermore, Aisha Rajala, one hub, she asked the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam that if I had
to recognize Leila, to cuddle, what do I should I make? And he taught her that important to us that
we all know Allahumma Inaka Hoon to Hebrew alfalfa for honey. But some of the commentators see that
why did she ask what do I should I make instead of what Ibadat should I do? And the conclusion was,
because this is a time into other answered, so she wants you to know what is the best dua to make at
the time and to answer answered.
		

			So when we take all of these Hadees together, we can conclude that the month of Ramadan, between the
blessings of Ramadan itself the blessings of the last 1/3 of the night, the blessings of the time of
Iftar the blessing of their two quarter and the blessings of fasting and even the blessings of
sadaqa because most of us inshallah increase now sadaqa in Ramadan, when you put all of this
together, the potential of our do as being answered, skyrocket.
		

			So this Ramadan I want us to, to truly make dua to Allah subhanho wa taala.
		

			And for those of us who have never sat and made dua from the heart, let this Ramadan be the time we
will do this for the first time. You know, sometimes our acts of worship become ritualized, they
become cultural, and for some people do arduous becomes raising your hands, while the Imam says
something in Arabic that you do not understand. And you're dreaming and you just see Amin, and you
think that that's all there is to do. But no, dua is a direct line of communication between you and
your Creator. Do Art is a potential for changing your destination. It is your direct means of asking
Allah for miracles, for asking ALLAH to open the doors to that to which the doors seem completely
		

			shut.
		

			And do art can be made in any language. When you are sitting at the time of Iftar, waiting to open
your fast you can make dua in any language. When you are awake at the time of the 100 waiting to eat
the whole you can make dua in any language while you are fasting. And you see you've got some time
when you want to do extra Ibadah you can make dua in any language. And I really want us all this
Ramadan to increase in our dua, heartfelt, sincere dua in our own languages.
		

			We communicate directly to Allah. We complain only to Allah, we ask Allah for exactly what we want
and what we need. Even if it seems impossible, even if it seems like it will require a miracle. But
we ask Allah, because we know only Allah can give us miracles, only Allah can give us what we want.
Only Allah can change destiny. And so the importance of dua in Ramadan is something that we should
not take for granted.
		

			And each of us should take some time to think about what do I want to ask Allah for this Ramadan.
And if you find it difficult to remember on the spot, maybe write it down, make a list of the things
you want to ask Allah for you can be anything, passing your exams, getting a better job, Baraka in
your business, getting married, moving to another place, whatever it is, anything that you feel,
would benefit you with in terms of deen or dunya. You can ask Allah for it. Allah when he answers I
will do as he answers and in one of three ways. Either he gives us what we want, or he gives us
something better than it or he saves the reward of the dua for the Day of Judgment. In any case, you
		

			are not wasting time by making dua because it's always somewhere that comes to you from that to ah,
I want us very briefly to go over the etiquette and manners of dua, so that the chances of our doors
being answered are increased.
		

			And the etiquette and manners they're not compulsory, you don't have to do it. But the more you do,
the more of the ethical demands you do, the higher the chance of that you are being answered. So
from the advocates and managers of dua, is to be in a state of voodoo, and to face the Qibla right
to be in a state of voodoo and facing the Qibla. Again, you don't have to do it you can make dua at
anytime you can be lying in bed in the middle of the night and you can just make dua, but from the
etiquettes is to make wudu. And then to face the Qibla and to raise your hands to raise your hand is
from the Sunnah and from the etiquettes of your art. And you can make do outreach in your hands. But
		

			again, the more etiquette you do, the more the chances of it being answered. From the ethics of
etiquettes of dua, is that you begin with the Hamid was Salawat you begin to praising Allah and
sending Salawat upon Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. So you begin your DUA with any wording
of the damnedest Salah you can see Al hamdu lillah wa Salatu was Salam ala Rasulillah you can extend
it you can add more words to it, you can use any form of the Hamid or Salah word but the the Sunnah
is to begin with these wordings. Right, so you are praising Allah before you ask Allah for anything,
and you are sending Salawat, the one the most beloved to Allah, that will also increases the chances
		

			of your DUA being answered. And so this is from the etiquettes of TA from the etiquettes of dua, the
internal etiquettes is that you make dua consciously and sincerely, you're not absent minded. You're
not thinking about something else you are present with your heart in your DUA, from the internal
etiquettes of dua, is that you have full hope and optimism that Allah will answer your DUA. So
you're not sitting there saying, Oh Allah, you know, helped me to pass my exams but in your heart,
you digging Allah is not really going to help me. You don't make dua like that. You have full hope
and conviction that Allah will answer my dua. And you are completely optimistic, when you make the
		

			DUA.
		

			From the internal etiquettes, of making dua, is that you only think good thoughts of Allah. Because
Allah subhanaw taala states in the Hadith, Oh, good. See, I am as my servant thinks of me, I am as
my servant thinks of me. So if you are making do our thinking, the worst of Allah, you're doing is
not going to be answered.
		

			But if you are making dua thinking the best of Allah, then inshallah you will get what you asked
for.
		

			From the ethics of etiquette of dua, is that you repeat the DUA three times. And we see most of the
Sunnah do us you have to repeat them three times. So even you making your own dua, you repeat it
three times, right? So instead of just saying, oh, Allah helped me pass my exams, you say three
times from the etiquettes of dua, is that you link it to the names of Allah that directly match what
you're asking for.
		

			And to do this, you have to learn the names and attributes of Allah. And how many of us have studied
the names of Allah and how many of us have taught our children the names of Allah, it's really
important that we know who Allah is, and that we call upon him by the appropriate name for whatever
we are asking for. So if you're asking for an increase in risk, you call up one of those, Zach, or
Zach, the one who provides if you're asking for forgiveness, you call up the web they accept of
repentance. If you ask Him for mercy, you call upon our man to perfectly merciful.
		

			Whatever you're asking for you call upon Allah by the name that is
		

			actually where that is closest attribute to what you're asking for the one that has the most impact
on what you're asking for. But to do this, we must learn the names that attribute
		

			stuff Allah. Finally, if any overlooked, important condition for the acceptance of dua that many
people neglect is that our income and I will food is halal.
		

			Now the food being allowed part of Hamdulillah we take care of it right? But too often we neglect
the income being Halal part. As Muslims you must make sure that our money is halal. And this
directly affects our two.
		

			In a very famous Hadith such an important hadith is actually a no always 40 Hadith compilation,
right even though, so this hadith is important enough to put in his 40 Hadith. He mentions that the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam recited the verse of the Quran, where Allah commanded the
prophets to eat that which is pure. And he said, Allah has commanded you would what He has commanded
the prophets that we eat from that which is pure. And then the Prophet sallallahu Sallam gave us a
parable or a example. You said, Imagine a man who is lost in the desert while traveling, and his
clothes are dirty and he's hungry, and he's in a state of desperation. And he raises his hands and
		

			ask Allah for help. But his money is haram, and his food is haram and his clothes are haram. So the
Prophet sallallahu sallam said, How will Allah azza wa jal? Why would Allah Azza his dua?
		

			This hadith teaches us that the acceptance of our Dewar's is conditional on our income being halal.
		

			And so sometimes we may be going through portions of our life where we don't find any of our dwarves
answered, perhaps it's time to take a step back and look at our sources of income and ensure that
there's no riba there's no haram sources of income. There's nothing in there that is displeasing to
Allah or that brings about the curse of Allah subhanho wa taala. So, understand that acceptance of
dua is directly linked to the how Halal your wealth is. And this is a very important aspect of it
that we often neglect. So, to summarize, we learned today that Ramadan is a month when do as are
answered
		

			and we also learnt that
		

			for our two hours to be answered, we need to make our do ours in a way that is as per the Sunnah.
Right in a way that is pleasing to Allah subhanho wa Taala and per the Sunnah. And from the
etiquettes. We went over we learned to begin I will do as with praising Allah and sending Salawat
upon the Prophet sallahu wa salam, to make wudu to face the Qibla to raise our hands, to have good
thoughts about Allah and to hope based on Allah and to be convinced that Allah is going to answer
your DUA and we said do our can be made in any language, do our can be made in any language, and you
can repeat your DUA three times the Sunnah is to repeat the DUA three times and to call upon Allah
		

			but his names and attributes that are directly linked to what you are asking for. And finally, we
reminded ourselves that from the conditions for a DUA to be accepted, is that our income and our
food are halal. From the conditions for a DUA to be answered, is our income and our food or halal?
We ask Allah subhana wa Tada to allow us to reach the month of Ramadan. We ask Allah subhana wa
Taala to answer our daughters Ramadan, and to grant every one year that which they need and to help
everyone out of the difficulties and to give us all is Subhan Arabic Arabic is at the embassy phone
was salam ala mousseline with hamdu Lillahi Rabbil aalameen.
		

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			When we are making dua to Allah subhana wa taala. We should prime number one, we should make dua for
ourselves. So always begin with yourself. Whether it's asking Allah for forgiveness for your sins,
for asking Allah to end your calamities, or asking Allah for long life and good health, whatever it
is, but you first make dua for yourself. But do not restrict your do ask yourself. After making dua
for yourself, make dua for your family.
		

			For your spouse, your children, your parents, your siblings, make dua for your family, make dua for
them by name. But don't restrict yourself to that either.
		

			Make dua for your community, make dua for the Ummah as a whole make dua for anybody you know who is
going through difficulty. In another Hadith the Prophet sallallahu Sallam told us that when you make
dua for somebody else, the angels make the same to offer you. So don't be miserly with your to us.
Make dua for others. Think about others at the time of making dua, the Ummah is not in a good state
right now. And we don't know whose do ours will be answered that could ease the problems of the
ummah.
		

			So make dua for the ummah. Remember the people of Palestine in your doors. Remember the Muslims who
are being oppressed anywhere in the world in your hearts. Remember the Muslims in India who are on
the verge of a catastrophe. Remember dimming your doors and ask Allah to grant that land just
leadership, so that the catastrophe does not happen.
		

			Think about Muslims around the world who are facing difficulty who are facing problems and make dua
for them.
		

			And need it may be the true the baraka of you making dua for somebody else, that Allah keeps you
safe from catastrophe
		

			for caring for the rest of the Ummah, Allah protects you as well.
		

			I just want to share three, two hours from the Quran and Sunnah, that I believe we all can benefit
from making a regular habit of making these to us. Number one is the most comprehensive dua in the
Quran. In surah Al Baqarah Allah subhanaw taala teaches us to do our Robina Artina for dunya Hasina
will fill you with the Huseynov working as a banana
		

			Oh my lord,
		

			or I will Lord grant us the best of this world and the best of the next world and protect us from
the hellfire. So this dua is comprehensive. And you asking Allah for the best of this world. Human
guidance, Good Life Hello our risk everything's inclusive, the best of this world and the best of
the afterlife, which is Janna. Right. Jana. So that's what you're asking for. We see the best of
next life you want the highest levels of gender. And you're asking Allah for protection from the
hellfire. So this is the ole comprehensive dua that Allah Subhana Allah teaches us in Surah Al
Baqarah. Then in Surah, Al Furqan, ALLAH SubhanA, Allah teaches us another dua, dua of the pious for
		

			their families, and I want us to learn this dua and to make it a regular habit to make dua for our
families. And that is the dua Robina hablan, Amin as wodgina was reacting a Kurata Are you in which
elderly Kena Mr.
		

			Which translates as Oh, my Oh our Lord, grant us such spouses and children, who will be the coolness
of our eyes, and make us leaders of the righteous.
		

			So there's two parts to this two are the first is that your spouse and your children become the
coolness of your eyes, which means they become your source of pleasure in this world, that your
spouse and children are the primary source of joy you have in this world. And number two, you're
making dua for yourself and your spouse and your children. Allah makes all of you the leaders of the
righteous, meaning that you all become truly pious people. This is the dua mentioned the shura for
common Allah describes the qualities of EVA de Rahman, those who truly worship Rama. This is one of
the qualities that they regularly make this to. So they just regularly make this to the dead do I
		

			want to mention is found in a hadith where the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam taught as a DUA
to make for protection from poverty is a very important tool that we should make regularly. And that
is Allah Who McWeeny Bill Halleck on heroic, will argue Nene Byford Nica among Seawalk allow mfine
Behala lick on haram equal agony before Lika Amanzi work these two are translates as Oh Allah make
Halal sufficient for me against the Haram meaning grant me such Halal risk that I'm not tempted
towards haram. What other Nene before Lika and make me independent through your grace from everybody
besides you, grant me financial independence. Let's see what the DUA is for. You're asking Allah for
		

			financial independence make me independent of everyone besides you. Because we can never be
independent of Allah. Allah is the only one who is our only truly independent, we all depend on
Allah for our risk. So we ask Allah to make us independent of everyone besides Him. So these are
some of the duels from the sooner that we can revive in our lives, that we can make this Ramadan.
And we should make part of our habit for both in and out of Ramadan because these are very
comprehensive to us, that cover every aspect of life, from our risk, to our akhirah to our families,
all covered in these two hours. So we ask Allah to allow us to reach Ramadan and to Allah and to
		

			answer our doors and to relieve us from our calamities and to grant us ease. Robina Artina dunya
Hasina will fill in with the husband or working out or Bunnell Robina Hublin as wodgina was
		

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rabbil Alameen, optimate, Salah