Dear brothers
and sisters: Trials, tribulations and
challenges are part of every person’s life.
However, to counter that, Allah has provided
us a very powerful tool – and that is the
tool of du’a or asking Allah for help and
his mercy when we need it. And we need it
all the time…. Equally importantly, we
forget at times that Allah has also provided
us the opportunity to dramatically increase
the effectiveness of our own Dua’s by
encouraging us to make dua’s for other
brothers and sisters in Islam. The Prophet
(saws) said:
"Whenever you make a supplication for
another believer & he is not present, an
angel will say ‘same to you'"
Once Prophet
Muhammad Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam passed
by a people who were suffering from some
affliction. "Why don't they make dua (pray )
to Allah for protection," he said. With all
the suffering and disasters Muslims are
facing in various parts of the world, the
question can be directed to all of us today.
It is not that we have forgotten dua
completely; we refer to it regularly. But,
our ideas and practice regarding dua have
become distorted.
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