Allah Most High says, “I am near – I answer the call of the one who calls upon me” (2:186). Yet, many of us wonder: Are my duas being answered? Is there a certain dua I have to read for each of my concerns? Do my duas have to be in Arabic?

In this series of short talks, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains the reality of dua (supplication) and how to turn to Allah. It is based on a classical text on the same subject by Shaykh al Islam Zakariyya al Ansari.

This video covers the etiquettes of wiping the face after dua. Praising and thanking Allah when one’s dua is answered. Not allowing any day or night to pass without dua. And seeking out the chosen times of dua.

The text is divided into the 11 concise, apt sections described below.

1. The reality of dua

2. Our being called on to make dua

3. The great virtue of dua

4. The integrals of supplication, its wings, and its means

5. The conditions of supplication

6. Its proper manners

7. The times of dua and the state in which it should be made

8. Signs of acceptance of dua

9. Explaining the religious ruling of dua

10. Some encompassing supplications

11. Explaining what the greatest Divine Name is.

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