blessed Hadith: ‘اَفْضَلُ الْعِبَادَةِ الدُّعَاءُ’, meaning, ‘du'a is the most superior act of worship.’^[1]

However, as all acts of worship have certain conditions and manners upon which the acceptance of these acts of worship depend, du'a has its own select conditions which must be fulfilled. If these are taken into consideration, the possibility of du'a being answered will increase. If we want our du'as to be accepted by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, we should take its respective manners into consideration.

Introduction to the book, ‘Fazail-e-du'a’ [Virtues of du'a]

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه! In order to learn about the conditions and manners of du'a, it is very beneficial to study a 326-page book called ‘Fazail-e-du'a’ [Virtues of du'a] published by Maktaba tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami. This book is, in fact, a simplified version of Ahsan al-Wi’a li-Adaab al-du'a, and is written by ‘Allamah Naqi ‘Ali Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه.

This book discusses the virtue of du'a, its required manners, what leads to du'a being accepted, specific times of acceptance, places where du'as are accepted, the significance of the sacred names of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in du'a, why our prayers are sometimes not accepted, the great advantages of making du'a, and many important questions and answers on this hugely interesting topic. It would not be wrong to say that this book is necessary to be in every home. Try to get hold of this book today from a stall of Maktaba tul-Madinah. Read it yourself and also persuade others to do the same. It can be read online or downloaded for free at www.dawateislami.net

Let us now listen to accounts of du'a being answered and discuss some of the manners we need to show when performing it.