1.   If making Du’a for the Quraysh before the Azaan is permissible and the Sunnah of Sayyiduna Bilal رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ, then making Du’a for the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, i.e. reciting Salat and Salam is undoubtedly permissible, rather, a means of attaining many rewards.

2.   Before giving the Azaan, Sayyiduna Bilal رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ would make Du’a for himself and the tribe of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم every day. When we make Du’a, we should not only make it for ourselves but for all of the Muslims, for this is from the etiquettes of the Du’a being accepted.

A’la Hadrat, Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه says: If the one making Du’a is not worthy of being bestowed upon himself, then he will attain his request by using the mediation of someone else, i.e. if the one making Du’a is not such that he be given anything, then he will achieve his wish through the means of a righteous person. (Fazaail-e-Du’a, p. 86)

Sayyiduna Abu Shaykh Asbahani رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه narrates the following from Sayyiduna Saabit Bunaani رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه: It was mentioned to us that, ‘Whoever makes Du’a of wellbeing for the male and female Muslims, then when he passes by their groups on the Day of Judgement, a caller will say, ‘He is the one who would make Du’a of wellbeing for you in the world’, thus, they will intercede for him and they will plead in the Divine Court and take him to Paradise.’ (Fazaail-e-Du’a, p. 86)

Remember!

*   Du’a is a means of acquiring abundance of goodness of this world and the hereafter.

*   It is a means of attaining proximity to Allah Almighty and an excellent way of achieving your desires in His Divine court.

*   It is an extremely easy way of attaining forgiveness and a means of attaining salvation from the trials and tribulations of this world and the hereafter.