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format_quote Originally Posted by
new2010
have we to speak our du'a individually? I know there are books and within these are written du'as. It is really okay to read from that books? I mean in that case your are du'aing (:-D making du'a) the du'as of "others".
A du'a personal to you, that comes from your heart, in whatever language, is better. Your needs and wants for this world and the hereafter. The best of du'as written in books, are du'as from the sunnah, i.e. the du'as the Prophet :saws: made and taught us. You can get books with such du'as for various occasions in, such as Hisnul Muslim (The Fortress of the Muslim). It has a hadeeth reference for every du'a at the back, so you know they are indeed authentically from the sunnah of the Prophet :saws:. And as mentioned, there are Qur'anic du'as too, such as this comprehensive one: Rabbanaa aatinaa fiddunyaa hasanatan wa fil aakhirati hasanatan wa qinaa adhaab an naar, translating as: "Our Lord! Give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire!" (Surah al Baqarah, verse 201)
format_quote Originally Posted by
new2010
What are rulings on du'a? What can you ask; are there limitations? What is going to be shameless? Will it effect your du'a when your sentences when saying it do not has any "grammatical" structure, what is a sign that your du'a has not structure in your mind?
I want to profit more to du'a to Allah but I think always I am doing it wrong. I think your are gonna to say me, you cannot du'a wrong, but it feels so.
I would strongly recommend that you read the book, Du'a, The Weapon of the Believer by Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It covers most things a person might want to know on the status and etiquette of du'a in Islam.
Just to give you a feel, the main chapter headings, (there are more subsections and headings and details in each chapter) are:
The Basics
The types of du'a
The excellence and benefits of du'a
The pre-conditions of du'a
The etiquette of du'a
Discouraged acts during du'a
The recommended times for du'a
Conditions during which du'a is answered
Factors that aid a persons du'a being answered
Factors that prevent du'as being answered
The wisdom behind a delayed response
Permissible acts of du'a
etc
etc
Have a look through the contents and further subsections, and see which part interests you and go straight there. It is a really good resource to have and dip into as and when required, or indeed to read straight through.
Here's a link to the PDF:
http://www.kalamullah.com/Books/Dua%...20Believer.pdf
format_quote Originally Posted by
Nabooly
Sorry may be a stupid question but what is Durood Sharif? :embarrass
Sending salawaat/prayers/blessings on the Prophet :saws:. e.g. Allaahumma salli 'alaa Muhammadin wa 'alaa aale Muhammadin kamaa sallayta 'alaa Ibraheema.... to the end.
I think darood sharif may be the Urdu/Persian word for it, like salaat tends to be referred to as namaaz by people in the subcontinent. I am not sure how these words came about.