Dua for Eid al Fitr

Alhamdulillah. Wa salatu wa salam alaRasulillahi sallilallhualaihiwasallam.

Salaamalekum.

We fasted for one month solely for His swt satisfaction in order to attain Taqwa, to become al-Muttaqeen. In the last days of blessed Ramadhan it is time to reflect on our inner selves and ask, did we attain our Taqwa?
Allah swt says in the Qur’an:

“When my servants ask you concerning me, (tell them) I am indeed close (to them). I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calls on me.” [2:186]

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallim) had said: “Nothing is more honourable to Allah the Most High than du`a.” [Sahih al-Jami` no.5268].

We remember our deceased and seek Allah swt’s forgiveness for all of them. We seek Allah swt’s mercy and forgiveness especially for those martyred in His path, may Allah swt raise them amongst the noblest people in jannah.

We also seek Allah swt’s Help for those muslimeen and muslimaat who are struggling in His path for Tawheed. Those who are being persecuted, oppressed and harmed because they said La ilaha illallah, are nobler than those who prefer praises from this duniya. Pray that Allah swt strengthens the Daees, comforts their families and provides for them from His Treasury, inshaAllah.

In our duas, we must remember to seek Allah swt’s Mercy for all mankind. We invite disbelievers to think about Islam’s message so that they can ponder and insha Allah choose the correct path. Our efforts will be tested against our intentions, so we must be purified from racist tendencies.

We make dua that we become ideal Muttaqeen, by cleansing our minds and hearts from filth and khabaith. We hope we can raise our status in this duniya and in akhira by our humility and submission to Islam. We wish to compete with others, by enjoining al-maruf and forbidding al-munkar. The best amongst us is the one who is best in good deeds, insha Allah.

May Allah swt shower His Mercy on all the muslims all over the world, insha Allah.

Advance Eid Mubarak to all the brothers and sisters. Wa salam.

Making Dua in Ramadan

And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me – indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided. (2:186)

 

Our Holy Prophet swm used to make duas starting by praising and glorifying Allah swt. He swm taught us to humble ourselves completely before our Creator with intense sincerity and also to be firm in whatever we ask. All the more important Duas become in last 10 nights of Ramadhan.

 

Every year in Ramadhan Laylatul Qadar descends upon us. It is the greatest night for any muslim. Allah swt says,

We revealed it (the Qur’an) on the Night of Power
Would that you knew what the Night of Power is like.
Better is the Night of Power than a thousand months.
On that night the angels and Spirit descend by their Lord’s permission, with all His decrees.
That night is peace, till the break of dawn. (97 Holy Quran)

 

In this significant night alone worshipping Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) is more than the worship of one thousand months. Whosoever missed the virtues of this night will be very unlucky but will not be deprived from the blessing of this Night. This Night of Power falls in the last ten days of the holy month of Ramadan. Most scholars are agreed and say to seek it in odd nights of Ramadan such as 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29.

 

We are recommended to seek this night through ibadah, worship, istighfar and rememberance of Allah swt, who created us and sent for us His Messenger swm with the Holy Quran, the un-created word of Allah swt, for all mankind. Alhamdulillah.

 

 

Allah swt says in the Holy Quran:

And with the truth We have sent the Qur’an down, and with the truth it has descended. And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a bringer of good tidings and a warner.

And [it is] a Qur’an which We have separated [by intervals] that you might recite it to the people over a prolonged period. And We have sent it down progressively.

Say, “Believe in it or do not believe. Indeed, those who were given knowledge before it – when it is recited to them, they fall upon their faces in prostration,

And they say, “Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, the promise of our Lord has been fulfilled.”

And they fall upon their faces weeping, and the Qur’an increases them in humble submission. (surah Isra 105 – 109)

 

Dua for Laylatul Qadr:

(Allahuma inaka afuwan karimun tohibol afuwa fafoanni yaghafooro yaghafooor)

 

“He who spends the Night of Power in worship, with a pure motive of faith and devotion, will have all his past sins forgiven”