blessed Hadees: ‘اَفْضَلُ الْعِبَادَةِ الدُّعَاءُ’, i.e. Du’a is the most superior act of worship. (Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, vol. 1, pp. 29, Kitab-ul-Azkaar, Hadees 3131)

Therefore, as all acts of worship have certain conditions and manners, upon which the acceptance of these acts of worship depend. Similarly, Du’a also has some manners which have their own significance and for the Du’a to be answered. If these manners are taken into consideration in Du’a, the possibility of the Du’a being answered will increase. Therefore, if we want our Du’as to be answered in the blessed court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, we should take the manners of Du’a into consideration.

Introduction to the book, ‘Fadaail-e-Du’a’ [Virtues of Du’a]

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! It is extremely useful to study a 326-page book, namely ‘Fadaail-e-Du’a’ [Virtues of Du’a], published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami, in order to learn about those manners which prove beneficial for the Du’as to be answered. This book is, in fact, the simple version of the book named, ‘Ahsan-ul-Wi’a li Adaab-id-Du’a’ written by the father of A’la Hadrat, ‘Allamah Maulana Naqi ‘Ali Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه.

This book contains virtues of Du’a, manners of Du’a, causes leading to the answering of Du’a, times when Du’as are answered, places where Du’as are answered, the significance of the blessed names of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in Du’as being answered, causes that create obstacles in Du’as being answered, advantages of making Du’a and important questions and answers about Du’a. It would not be wrong to say that this book is necessary to be in every home, therefore, you should obtain this book today from a Maktaba-tul-Madinah stall. Study it yourself and also persuade others to do the same. Furthermore, it can be read online or downloaded for free from the website of Dawat-e-Islami, www.dawateislami.net

Let’s listen to some manners of Du’a and some parables of Du’as being answered.