Du'a - The weapon of the believer: PART 6

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August 20th - Chapter 5: The Etiquette of Du'a (final part)

19. To Say Amin

When a person is listening to someone else making du'a, it is recommended the he says Amin, which means 'O Allah! Accept (or respond) to this du'a. It is like repeating the du'a all over again through the use of just that small phrase.

To say Amin after reciting Surah al-Fatihah is encouraged, regardless of whether one is praying, or reciting it outside the prayer, and regardless of whether one is the Imam or the follower. At all such times Amin should be stated with an audible voice

When Musa prayed to Allah to punish Pharaoh, it is said that Harun was behind him saying Amin. Yet even though Musa was actually the one who made the du'a, Allah said in the Quran: "Your (both of you) prayers have been answered!" - Surah Yunus

Mistakes in pronounciations:

1) Prolonging the alif - Aaaaaameen

2) Making the alif too short - Ameen. The length of
the alif should be 2 harakas (Aameen)

3 Placing an assimilation (shadda) on the meem so it becomes Ammmmeen

As for the last syllable it is permissible to shorten it to harakahs or pronlong it upto 6 (Ameeeeen)

20. To Make Du'a at All Times

In other words, du'a should be done at times of ease and hardship. Many people have a bad habit of only praying when a calamity befalls them, or when they wish for a particular good to occur. This goes against the attitude of the believer, for a true believer always remembers Allah. The prophet(saw) stated:

"Whoever wishes that Allah responds to his du'a at time of hardship, then let him increase his du'a at times of ease!"

21. To Make Du'a for All Matters
Another common mistake is that many people fall into is that they only ask for matters that are of great importance to them. However Allah should be asked for every matter large, or small because everything occurs by Allah's Will, no matter how trivial.

Aisha(ra) said: "Ask Allah for everything, even if it a shoe-lace, because if Allah does not make it easy then it will not be possible."

22. To Make Du'a Plentifully

The prophet(saw) said: "When one of you asks for something(from Allah), then let him be plentiful (in what he asks for), for indeed he is asking his Lord."

23. To Make Du'a When One is in a Condition of Response

There are certain conditions during which a person's du'a is more likely to be responded to, so the wise person utilises these situations and conditions whenever he is capable of doing so.

Discussed later on

24. To Make Du'a at the Times of Response

This will be discussed in a later chapter