Ya Allah jadikanlaa aku hamba yang bersyukur

ya Allah jadikanlah aku ini boleh redha sekali dengan apa yang Engkau tentukan u
ntukku
dan berikan sejahtera kepadaku atas segala apa yang tinggal
sehingga aku tidak suka memohon menyegerakan sesuatu yang memang Engkau nak lewa
tkan ataupun aku memohon Engkau melewatkan sesuatu yang pada pandangan kebijaksa
naanMu elok untuk diperawalkan
O Allah
Enlighten what is dark in me
Strengthen what is weak in me
Mend what is broken in me
Bind what is bruised in me
Heal what is sick in me
Straighten what is crooked in me
And revive whatever peace and love has died in me. Ameem
"Imagine this: youve just crossed the Sirat (bridge over Hell) and made it to the
other side. You are waiting for the doors of Jannah to open. Finally they open
to the Prophet(peace be upon him) and you are in awe. Truly this place is as the
Prophet described which no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and the mind of no ma
n has conceived, [Bukhari]. What is the ground made of? It smells a little like s
affron, SubhanAllah! What are those trees with huge fruits? Is that a river of ho
ney? Dip your finger in it, that cant be honey! Youve never had anything like it i
n your life. You try it again and it tastes even better. How is that possible? O
k, enough honey. Where is my house? As you are being escorted to your home, you
see its not just a house. Its a mansion! Not even Bill Gates had it this good, and
you are told you earned it because you donated $10 for that masjid. If only you
had donated more! Well this mansion is enough. Youre eager to start exploring. Y
ou enter from the front door with a texture that feels pearly. Are the doors mad
e of pearls? SubhanAllah! You walk in and theres someone there. Is that your spous
e from the Dunya? But they look different. Theyre so beautiful, youre mesmerized.
You take their hand and walk out and you see that person who wronged you in the
Dunya. Even though you forgave on earth, whenever you saw them, youd still get a
bit frustrated. But for some reason its ok now. Its all good. Actually- youre happy
to see them. In fact, you cant stop smiling. This place is awesome. You feel so
light and airy. You feel as though nothing bad has ever happened to you in your
life. You have peace. It cant get better than this, right? Yes it can! As you wal
k outside your mansion, you see people rushing to go some place. Theyre crowding
around someone. Is that RasulAllah?! Without realizing, tears stream down your f
ace, it IS RasulAllah! And he is more beautiful than any of the descriptions youve
read. You embrace him. He smiles at you, and then you invite him to dinner at y
our house. You walk away, still in awe that youve just seen the final Messenger o
f God, and Is that Abu Bakr (ra)? With `Umar (ra)! And over there is Fatima (ra),
sitting with her mother Khadija (ra)! And theres Mariam (as)! You overhear a con
versation and its someone asking Salaah ad-Deen how it felt to liberate Jerusalem
. And you recognize an accent, its Malcolm X! Finally, its the pinnacle of Jannah.
Being with Allah. You actually get to see Allah. The highest, greatest most ama
zing pleasure that surpasses everything weve just talked about. Seeing your Lord,
Most High."
Shaykh Zahir Mahmood, Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, Maulana Tariq Jameel, Shaykh H
amza Yusuf, Shaykh Ahmed Ali, Shaykh Yusuf Ahmed Az Zahabi
Oh Allah
protect my heart from being attached to something that will not benefit
me in my Akhira.
O Allah! Guide us to the straight path!

Shyakh Salih Maghamsi

surah al baqarah surah muhammad
surah yasin
Speakers: Shiekh Navaid Aziz, Shiekh Hamza Yusuf, Shiekh Abdur Raheem Green, She
ikh Shaydy Al Sulaiman.
In This World, You Will Never Truly Be Happy, No Matter What Allah SWT Gives You
, You Will Never Be Truly Content, This Place Is Designed To Break Your Heart, I
t Was Designed That Way, If You re Looking To Be Happy In The Dunya, You re In T
he Wrong Place, How Could You Feel Worthless My Dear Brothers, Sisters, You re N
ot Servant Of Al Laat Or Al Uzza Or Eesa Or Krishna Or Ganesh, You re Not The Se
rvant Of Fashion Or Money Or Fame Or Beauty Or Power Or Position, You Are The Sl
ave Of Allah, Allah Has Chosen You From Amongst Of Billions Of Human Beings, All
ah Chose You And Blessed You With Islam, Pain And Suffering Only Becomes Negativ
e If It Creates A Barrier Between You And Allah SWT, But It Becomes Positive, Pa
in Becomes Positive A Motivation For You When It Brings You Back To Allah SWT, O
My Slave, Come Back To Your Lord, O My Slave This Is A Reminder For You That I
Want You To Bring You Back To Me, On Them Shall Be No Fear Nor Shall They Grief,
Don t Get Stressed Out O Muslims Over Things That Haven t Happened Yet, That s
Fear And Don t Get Stressed Out That s Already Happened, Everything Has Been Dec
reed The Most Difficult Pill That The Muslim Swallow Is Article Number six Of Ou
r Deen, The Qadr Of Allah, We Don t Want To Admit It, We Forget The Power Of All
ah, We Forget The Presence Of Allah, We Forget That We Came From A Clot And We W
ere Nothing, Muhammad Ibn Abdullah SAW Had To Correct Everything Because We Were
n t Doing Anything Right, And We Get So Afraid Because We Forget, We Fear And We
Forget That Allah Is In Control, Surely We Shall Test Each And Every Single One
Of You, With A Loss Of Wealth, With A Loss Of Life, With A Loss Of Profit And T
rade So Give Glad Tiding To Those Who Are Patient, Those When They Are Tested, T
hey Say: To Allah We Belong And To Him We Shall Return, Upon Those People Are Th
e Blessing And Prayers Of Allah SWT And Those Are The Ones Who Are Truly Guided,
So If You Have Allah You Have Everything You Desire, If You Don t Have Allah, N
othing You Desire Will Make You Happy, Nothing, It Will All And Then Bring You M
isery, Wallahi, That s The Truth, It s Not A Lie.
Saleh al Maghamsi
Sheikh Abdul Basit Abdus Sammad
Sheikh Zahir Mahmood
The Sheikh Hamza Yusuf
Ustaz Syed Mohd Norhisyam
Dua is defined as any invocation or prayer addressed to Allah (SWT). In our time
s, we find many reasons why people do not make Dua; we forget, don t know how, o
r just do not think it will be answered. Fundamental to this is the loss of depe
ndence and trust upon Allah. As Muslims there is something very wrong when we be
lieve our Duas won t be answered. We do not turn to Allah in our times of need a
nd instead put our trust, dependence and hopes on worldly things that we think w
ill help us. Although these temporal things are the means through which our Duas
can be answered, the root of our being should be trained automatically to turn
to Allah and not anything or anyone else. Through Dua, we strengthen our Imaan a
nd our relationship with Allah, as well as heighten our awareness of cause and e
ffect that can help inspire and motivate us to be closer to Islam in our lives.
We find many reassurances throughout the Quran for those who make Dua. Allah the
Exalted, has said: "And your Lord says: Pray unto me: and I will hear your pray
er" (Quran40:60),"Call upon your Lord Humbly and in secret" (Quran 7:55) "When M
y servants question thee concerning Me, I am indeed close(to them): I listen to

the prayer of every suppliant when hecalleth on Me" (Quran 2:186), "Is not He (b
est) who listens to the (soul) distressed when it calls on Him, and who relieves
its suffering." (Quran 27:62)
Aisha radhiallaahu anha said, "No believer makes Dua and it is wasted. Either it
is granted here in this world or deposited for him in the Hereafter as long as
he does not getfrustrated."
In fact, it is even wrong to never make Dua, "Whosoever does not supplicate to A
llah, He will be angry with Him."
[Saheeh Jaami`as-Sagheer #2414]
A Hadith says "Ad-Du aa Huwal-3ibaadah",[Abu Dawud,at-Tirmidhi, Hasan Saheeh], D
ua is Ibadah so calling upon anyone other than Allah in one s Dua is Shirk. This
is an important condition of having one s Dua accepted; the Dua
should not be directed to other than Allah alone. A second condition would be si
ncerity or Hudoor alqalb, having the heart present. Also, one s food, drink, clo
thes and lifestyle should be Halal. One should avoid unlawful, impious or forbid
den sources or means of livelihood. Fourth, one cannot ask for something sinful
or Haram. Dua should not be made against family and property (i.e. to sever the
ties of kinship).
If one asks Allah to curse someone, it rises up to heaven and goes to the person
if they are deserving, ifnot it returns to the person supplicating. Patience is
anothercondition. This perseverance in making Dua is important. One should not
say "Why hasn t Allah answered my Dua" or "I have prayed and prayed so many time
s, but the same was not accepted"and then become disappointed and give up prayin
g. An example of this is like a person who planted a seed or a sapling, and kept
looking after it and watering it and when its complete shape and height was slo
w in coming, they left it and forgot about it.
Lastly one should have expectation, belief with certainty only Allah can answer
the Dua. Understanding dependence on Allah and asking with absolute resolve and
believing with certainty that one s Dua will be answered is also a condition of
acceptance. One should not say "O Allah do this...if you wish..." because one sh
ould appeal to Allah with determination, for nobody can force Allah to do someth
ing against his Will. If one fulfills these conditions, Allah will definitely an
swer the Dua, avert some equivalent evil or give better in the Hereafter.
We can and should make Dua in every condition, i.e. in hardship and in prosperit
y. There are also some special times to make Dua where it is more likely to be a
ccepted:
1. When one is oppressed
2. Between the time of Athan and Iqama
3. At the time of the call for prayer
4. At the time of fighting when warriors are engaged with
each other
5. When it is raining
6. When one is sick
7. The last third of the night
8. Ramadan (especially Lailatul Qadr)
9. After the Fard part of prayer
10. When traveling
11. When breaking fast
12. In Sujood
13. Fridays, some say on Friday after Asr prayer
14. While drinking the water from the well of Zamzam
15. At the start of prayer (Dua of Istiftah)
16. When one begins the prayer, i.e. with "all praise be to

Allah, the Pure and the Blessed one"

17. While one recites al-Fatiha (which is a Dua)
18. When Ameen is said in the prayer (also relating to Fatiha)
19. At the time of raising the head after the Rukoo
20. In the last part of the prayer after conveying blessings
unto the Prophet (SAW)
21. Before finishing the prayer (before Tasleem (saying the
Salaam to the angels))
22. At the end of Wudu
23. On the day of Arafah
24. On waking up from sleep
25. At times of adversity
26. Prayer after the death of a person
27. Dua when someone s heart is filled with sincerity and
when it is focused on Allah
28. Dua of the parent against or for his children
29. When the sun moves from its meridian but before the
Dhuhr prayer
30. The Dua of a Muslim for his brother without the latter s
knowledge
31. At the time the army advances to fight in the way
of Allah.
Dua can be beautified and perfected by certain actions:
1. Have Wudu, face Qibla, be neat and clean
2. Raise both hands up to the shoulder with palms open facing up
3. Use words of Allah and Muhammad (SAW)i.e. Duas found in Quran and Hadith
4. Ask by Asma alHusna- Allah s Beautiful Names
5. Ask Allah by your good deeds
6. Be insistent-repeat (i.e. 3x s)
7. Glorify Allah and recite Durud for the Prophet (SAW) at
both the beginning and end
8. Show humility, entreaty, desire and fear while making Dua
9. Repent and try to make amends where one has wronged
10. Confess mistakes, shortcomings, and sins
11. Keep voice between a whisper and speaking aloud
12. Show the need for Allah s help and implore Him for release
from weakness, hardship and tribulation.
13. Seize the opportunity of time, situation and circumstance in
which prayers are answered
14. Avoid rhymed prose to keep concentration
15. Crying when making Dua
16. The Dua of Dhun-Nun (Yunus) by which he invoked Allah from
within the belly of the whale was: "LAa ilaha illa
Anta, Subhanaka innee kuntu min aDH-DHaalimeen."
No Muslim ever makes Dua with it but Allah
answers it." [at tirmidhi in his sunan, ahmad
and hakim reported it and hakim declared it
authentic and adh dhahabee agreed]
17. End with "Alhamdulillah rabbil alameen"
We should ask for Dunya things, but not just for the sake of Dunya itself and fo
r Akhirah things. We should not ask for punishment to be brought forward in this
world or for early death. We should not curse any particular human being or ani
mal, abuse a Muslim for no reason, abuse dead people without cause and religious
excuse, or abuse fever or the wind.We should not make Dua by saying we have bee
n given rain by this or that star or what Allah willed, and so and so willed. We

should not make Dua against family and property or for sinful acts and severing
the bonds.
In the end there can be reasons why the Dua might not be answered such as not fu
lfilling conditions like some ofthe ones listed above or: Divine Wisdom, trying
to hurry the response of one s Dua, Dua for what is sinful or the breaking off o
f relations, eating, drinking, or dressing from what is Haram, not being resolut
e in making Dua, abandoning the duty of enjoining what is good and shunning the
evil, the dominance of unmindfulness, lust and vain desires, not being submissiv
e during Salah, or committing particular sins (not divorcing a vile woman, givin
g a loan without a witness, and a man who gave his wealth to the foolish)