Conditions for Dua to be accepted

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If you ask, then ask of __________, and if you seek help, then seek the help of __________.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi

• Prophets

• Allah

• Angels

“And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad) 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)”

[al-Baqarah 2:186]

This ayat stresses that......

• Allah answers the invocation of the supplicant without any need of a mediator.

• Allah answers the invocations of the supplicant faster when it is done through a mediator

“One of you may be answered so long as he is not hasty and says, ‘I said du’aa’ but I got no response.’” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6340; Muslim, 2735.

This hadeeth indicates that.....

• You should avoid seeking a quick response, for this is one of the problems that may prevent the du’aa’ from being accepted.

• You should always seek a quick response, for this will quicken the acceptance of a Dua.

In Saheeh Muslim (2736) it says: “A man’s (du’aa’s) may be answered so long as it does not involve sin or _______________or hastening.”

• severing the ties of kinship or hastening

• severing the ties of moderators.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah, may He be exalted, says: ‘I am as My slave thinks I am.’” Narrated by al-Bukhaari

This hadeeth indicates....

• Whoever thinks well of his Lord, Allaah will bestow His bounty upon him and give him in abundance.

• You should fight with Allah for not providing you with what you asked for

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Know that Allaah does not answer a du’aa from a __________ heart.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi,

• distracted

• honest

“Verily, Allaah accepts only from those who are Al-Muttaqoon (the pious)”

[al-Maa’idah 5:27]

This ayah indicates that for our dua to be accepted....

• We should ensure that one’s food comes from good (halaal) sources.

• We should ensure that one's food comes from interest money.

“Invoke your Lord with humility and in secret. He likes not the aggressors”

[al-A’raaf 7:55]

This ayah indicates that.....

• You should avoid aggression in du’aa’, for Allaah does not like aggression in du’aa’.

• You should show aggression in du’aa’, for Allaah likes aggression in du’aa’.

You should not let du’aa’ distract you from an obligatory duty such as an obligatory prayer that is now due, and you should not neglect parents’ rights on the basis of du’aa’.

• True

• False

There are some people who make du’aa’ to the dead and regard them as intermediaries between them and Allaah. They claim that these righteous people will bring them closer to Allaah and intercede for them with Him, and they claim that their sins are so great that they have no status before Allaah, and that is why they set up these intermediaries and pray to them instead of Allaah. Such people's duas will be accepted.

• True

• False