Saif Morad – Dua In Ramadan, Time To Take It Up A Level

To whom my dear brothers and sisters, may

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala bless us with the

best in this world and the next. And

may he make this the best Ramadan ever.

In this video, we're gonna be talking about

dua in the month of Ramadan.

If we look at the verses of fasting

that come in the Quran,

before Allah

finishes talking about all of the details of

fasting

comes a verse in regards to Dua.

Allah

says,

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says that if they

ask you about me

and indeed I am near,

I answer the call of the caller.

So let them respond to me by obedience

and believe in me so that they are

rightly guided.

This verse in the organization of the Quran

comes in the middle of the verses of

fasting.

So what's the reason behind it?

The scholars say that there is a very

strong connection between

fasting and du'a.

Fasting is one of the greatest ways to

get close to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. And

when a person is making dua,

then they are at one of the highest

levels of closeness to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

So Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala is encouraging us

to strive and make a lot of dua

during this month

because the fasting person, their dua is accepted.

The prophet

said

that 3 people, their dua is not rejected.

The just imam, the

fasting person until they break their fast,

and the oppressed person.

The prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam also said

that the fasting person has a dua

when they break their fast that is not

rejected.

Ibn Taymiyyah says

that Allah

tells us that he is close to us.

He answers the call of the caller when

he calls upon Allah.

So this is informing us of the lordship

of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

And that he gives to them what they

want, and he answers their call.

So indeed, when they call upon him,

they believe in his lordship over them. Then

he commands them with 2 things.

Let them obey me and believe in me.

The first thing is to obey him in

that which he is commanded with in regards

to worship and seeking aid. And the second

thing is to believe in his lordship

and that he is the one who is

worthy of all worship.

And that is why it is said

that the answering of the Dua

depends on true belief

and on complete obedience

because at the end of the ayah, he

says, let them obey me and answer my

call and believe in me.

So let's strive and ask Allah Subhanahu Wa

Ta'ala as much as we can during this

month because Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala loves to

be asked. The prophet salallahu alaihi wa sallam

said that the one who does not call

upon Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, Allah gets angry

with him.

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala promises us that he

will answer our dua.

And dua is the weapon of a believer.

And the problem isn't with the weapon, but

it is with the one who holds the

weapon.

So how can we strengthen our dua?

Number 1,

know what we want.

We need to know what we're asking Allah

There needs to be emotion behind it.

We need to understand the meanings of the

prophetic dua.

They sound wonderful, but that's not enough. Just

to say it and we don't understand what

they mean. We don't even know what we're

talking about.

But we need to learn the meanings. We

need to internalize it. We need to have

emotion and passion behind it when we're asking

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

We need to know exactly what we want

in both this world and the next.

Number 2,

to be continuous in dua.

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala loves to be asked.

So we need to

be consistent and keep on asking Allah Subhanahu

Wa Ta'ala humble ourselves in front of Allah

Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

Number 3, to be certain that Allah Subhanahu

Wa Ta'ala will respond to our dua.

The prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said that call

upon Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala while being certain

in his response.

Number 4, to make dua during the peak

times.

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala answers dua all the

time, but there are certain times where their

chances of dua being answered are higher.

For example, between Adhan and Qama, during the

last 3rd of the night

while breaking fast.

So we need to have that certainty that

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will respond to my

dua. And how can we not be certain

when the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam told

us Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala is hayyikareem.

He is shy and generous.

He would be ashamed that when a man

raises his hands to him to turn them

away empty and disappointed.

And we need to also understand that every

dua is accepted.

That doesn't mean it manifests,

but the dua is certainly accepted. As the

prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam told us,

there is no Muslim who supplicates to Allah

without sin or cutting family ties in it,

but that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will give

him one of three things.

He will hasten fulfillment of his supplication

or he will store it for him in

the hereafter,

or he will divert an evil from him

similar to it.

The Sahaba said, in that case, we will

ask for more. The prophet sallallahu alaihi wa

sallam said, Allah has even more.

This hadith shows that every dua is accepted,

and sometimes

we need to grow. We need to change

our ways for a certain dua to manifest.

Perhaps we're not ready for a certain dua

to manifest,

So we need to grow and change our

ways and develop the necessary skills in order

for that dua to manifest.

So today's exercise is to make our du'a

list. Ramadan has started.

Almost a week has passed.

But we can still make a du'aaless

that which we want to ask Allah Subhanahu

Wa Ta'ala

for both Duniya and Akhirah, for the people

that we love and for the Ummah in

general.

And we need to have emotion behind and

ask Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala sincerely

and trust and believe in Allah Subhanahu Wa

Ta'ala that the dua will come true.

And not to be hasty

and leave off dua because we didn't see

it manifest in our lives. We need to

understand that it's definitely answered.

May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala accept all of

our prayers.

May he reward us for the good that

we do and forgive us for our sins.

May he bless us with the best in

this world and the next. Until next time.