Call your Rab with beautiful names

Dear Islamic brothers! Part of the manners of Du’a is that the person who makes Du’a should call out to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ with His beautiful names. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has appointed an angel upon His holy name ‘اَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِیْن’: Whoever utters it three times, the angel calls out: Ask as ‘اَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِیْن’ is paying attention to you.

(Al-Mustadrak, Kitab-ud-Du’a, vol. 2, pp. 239, Hadees 2040)

Similarly, uttering ‘یَا رَبَّنَا’ five times is also very effective for the Du’a to be answered. After mentioning this blessed word five times in the Holy Quran it has been said:

فَا سۡتَجَابَ   لَہُمۡ   رَ بُّہُمۡ

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: So their Lord accepted their prayer.

(Part 4, Surah Aal-e-‘Imran, Ayah 195)

It has been narrated by Imam Ja’far Sadiq رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ: The person, who utters ‘یَا رَبَّنَا’ five times at the time of helplessness, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will protect him from the thing he is scared of and whatever he needs, will be granted.

(Ruh-ul-Ma’ani, vol. 4, pp. 512)

Doing a good deed before Du’a

Dear Islamic brothers! Another manner of Du’a is that a good deed should be performed before making Du’a. Sayyiduna Imam Jazri رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has mentioned:

اٰدَابُ الدُّعَاءِ مِنْھَا تَقْدِیْمُ عَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ وَذِکْرُہُ عِنْدَ الشِّدَّۃِ

i.e. To remember Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in every difficulty and to perform a good deed before making Du’a are amongst the manners of Du’a. (Al-Hasan Al-Haseen, pp.23)