Narrated An-Numan ibn Bashir: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Supplication (du'a') is itself the worship. (He then recited: ) And your Lord said: Call on Me, I will answer you (xI. 60).
Read More..Narrated Saad ibn Abu Waqqas: Ibn Saad said: My father (Saad ibn Abu Waqqas) heard me say: O Allah, I ask Thee for Paradise, its blessings, its pleasure and such-and-such, and such-and-such; I seek refuge in Thee from Hell, from its chains, from its collars, and from such-and-such, and from such-and-such. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم say: There will be people who will exaggerate in supplication. You should not be one of them. If you are granted Paradise, you will be granted all what is good therein; if you are protected from Hell, you will be protected from what is evil therein.
Read More..Narrated Fudalah ibn Ubayd,: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم heard a person supplicating during prayer. He did not mention the greatness of Allah, nor did he invoke blessings on the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: He made haste. He then called him and said either to him or to any other person: If any of you prays, he should mention the exaltation of his Lord in the beginning and praise Him; he should then invoke blessings on the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم; thereafter he should supplicate Allah for anything he wishes.
Read More..Aishah said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم liked comprehensive supplication and abandoned other kinds.
Read More..Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: One of you should not say (in his supplication): O Allah, forgive me if You please, show mercy to me if You please. ' Rather, be firm in your asking, for no one can force Him.
Read More..Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: One of you is granted an answer (to his supplication) provided he does not say: 'I prayed but I was not granted an answer. '
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