etiquettes of du’a is to make du’a for one’s parents and religious teachers. Just as the father of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan, Maulana Naqi Ali Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه writes in ‘Fazail-i-Dua’, “Be sure to make du’a for your parents and religious teachers; your parents are the means of your physical life.”^[1]

Pious deed number 48 from the 72 pious deeds granted to us by Ameer of Ahl al-Sunnah دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ mentions, “Today, did you make du’a for the forgiveness of your parents and murshid, and convey some reward to them? (You can convey reward by reciting salat upon the Prophet once).” Through the blessings of acting upon this pious deed, we will have the honour of making du’a for our parents and elders every day. So, make a habit of acting upon the pious deeds daily, and through this, you will attain countless blessings in this world and the hereafter.

Dear Islamic brothers, did you hear of the countless blessings one receives by joining the du’a of the righteous? Truly, we do not know which righteous person’s du’a will be accepted in the court of Allah Almighty, and through their means, all of those who join the du’a will also prosper. Let us listen to an account in this regard:

Blessings of saying ameen to the du'a of a pious person

‘Allamah Jalaluddin Suyuti Shaafi’i رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه has narrated that Sayyiduna Yazid bin Haroon رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه said: “I saw Sayyiduna Abu Ishaaq Muhammad bin Yazeed Waasiti رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه in a dream and asked: ‘How did Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ treat you?’ He replied: ‘Allah forgave me.’ I asked: ‘What was the cause of your forgiveness?’ He replied: ‘Once, Sayyiduna Abu