Du’a was answered by the blessing of Salat-‘Alan-Nabi

Sayyiduna Fudaalah Bin ‘Ubayd رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was sitting in the Masjid, a man came and offered Salah and made Du’a saying these words: ‘اَللّٰهُمَّ اغۡفِرۡلِيۡ وَارۡحَمۡنِيۡ’ i.e. ‘O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Forgive me and have mercy upon me.’ The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘عَجِلۡتَ اَ يُّهَا الۡمُصَلِّيۡ’ ‘O one who performed Salah, you have hurried. (Then mentioning the method of Du’a he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said), When you complete your Salah, first praise Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in a manner that He عَزَّوَجَلَّ deserves, and recite Salat upon me, then make Du’a.

The narrator has said: After him another person offered Salah, then praised Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and recited Salat upon the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘اَيُّهَا الۡمُصَلِّيۡ اُدۡعُ تُجَبۡ’ O Salah offering person! Make Du’a; it will be answered.

(Tirmizi, Kitab-ud-Da’waat, vol. 5, pp. 290, Hadees 3487)

Dear Islamic brothers! From the above-mentioned Hadees, it has been learnt that if a person wants his Du’a to be answered, then he must glorify Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in the beginning of the Du’a, then recite Salat upon the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, or rather he should glorify Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and recite Salat upon the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in the end of the Du’a as well.

It is stated on page 68 of the 318-page book entitled ‘Fadaail-e-Du’a’ [Virtues of Du’a], published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami, about the manners of Du’a that the blessed father of A’la Hadrat, ‘Allamah Maulana Naqi ‘Ali Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: One should glorify Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in the beginning and in the end because there is none other than Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ who likes His own glorification; He عَزَّوَجَلَّ gets very pleased on a little praise and grants countless of blessings.

He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has further said: One should recite Salat upon the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and his blessed family and his Companions, as Salat-‘Alan-Nabi is accepted in the blessed court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ does