you concerning Me, then surely I am close; I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he calls on Me.”^[1]

Dear Islamic brothers, if the blessed life of our beloved Messenger صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is studied, we will find that he would make du'a consistently. This noble practice of the beloved Messenger  صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was also to teach his Ummah. For example, he would make du'a at the time of entering the home, du'a when leaving the home, du'a at the time of sleeping, du'a after waking up, du'a before eating a meal, du'a after eating a meal, du'a at the time of wearing clothes, du'a at the time of applying oil, and so on and so forth. Not only did our beloved Messenger  صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم mention the importance of du'a from time to time, but he  صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم also encouraged us to remain busy in making du'a day and night.

Let us now listen to some blessed Hadith about the importance and excellence of du'a:

1.   The final Prophet  صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: ‘اَلدُّعَاءُ مُخُّ الۡعِبَادَةِ’, meaning, ‘Du'a is the essence of worship.’^[2]

2.   Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ has reported that the Messenger of Allah  صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “There is nothing more eminent than du'a in the sight of Allah.”^[3]

3.   Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ reports that the Messenger of Allah   صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said:

The door of mercy is open for he whom the door of du'a is open. The most liked request by Allah from that which is asked from Him, is the request for well-being. Du'a offers benefit in the face