9 - Asking frequently.
A person should ask his Lord for whatever he wants of the good things in this world and the Hereafter, and he should beseech Allaah in du'aa', and not seek a hasty response, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The slave will receive a response so long as his du'aa' does not involve sin or severing of family ties, and so long as he is not hasty." It was said, "What does being hasty mean?" He said: "When he says, 'I made du'aa' and I made du'aa', and I have not seen any response,' and he gets frustrated and stops making du'aa'." Narrated by al-Bukahari, 6340; Muslim, 2735.
10. He should be firm in his du'aa', because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "No one of you should say, 'O Allaah, forgive me if You wish, O Allaah, have mercy on me if You wish'; he should be firm in his asking, for Allaah cannot be compelled." Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6339; Muslim, 2679.
11 - Beseeching, humility, hope and fear.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Invoke your Lord with humility and in secret" [al-A'raaf 7:55]
"Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds, and they used to call on Us with hope and fear, and used to humble themselves before Us" [al-Anbiya' 21:60]
"And remember your Lord within yourself, humbly and with fear and without loudness in words in the mornings and in the afternoons" [al-A'raaf 7:20]
12 - Saying du'aa's three times.
Al-Bukhaari (240) and Muslim (1794) narrated that 'Abd-Allaah ibn Mas'ood (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
"Whilst the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was praying at the Ka'bah, Abu Jahl and his companions were sitting nearby. They had slaughtered a camel the previous day, and Abu Jahl said: "Which of you will go and get the abdominal contents of the camel of Banu So and so and put it on the back of Muhammad when he prostrates?" The worst of the people went and got it, and when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) prostrated, he placed it between his shoulders. They started laughing, leaning against one another. I was standing there watching, and if I had had any power, I would have lifted it from the back of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) remained in prostration, not lifting his head, until someone went and told Faatimah. She came with Juwayriyah, and lifted it from him, then she turned to them and rebuked them. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had finished his prayer, he raised his voice and prayed against them - and when he made du'aa' or asked of Allaah he would repeat it three times - and he said: "O Allaah, punish Quraysh" three times. When they heard his voice, they stopped laughing and were afraid because of his du'aa'. Then he said, "O Allaah, punish Abu Jahl ibn Hishaam, 'Utbah ibn Rabee'ah, Shaybah ibn Rabee'ah, al-Waleed ibn 'Uqbah, Umayyah ibn Khalaf and 'Uqbah ibn Abu Mu'ayt," and he mentioned the seventh but I cannot remember who it was. By the One Who sent Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) with the truth, I saw those whom he had named slain on the day of Badr, then they were dragged and thrown into the well, the well of Badr.
13 - Ensuring that one's food and clothing are good (i.e., halaal).
Muslim (1015) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "O people, Allaah is Good and does not accept anything but that which is good. Allaah enjoins upon the believers the same as He enjoined upon the Messengers. He says (interpretation of the meaning):
'O (you) Messengers! Eat of the Tayyibaat [all kinds of Halaal (lawful) foods which Allaah has made lawful (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables, fruits)] and do righteous deeds. Verily, I am Well‑Acquainted with what you do' [al-Mu'minoon 23:51]
'O you who believe (in the Oneness of Allaah - Islamic Monotheism)! Eat of the lawful things that We have provided you with' [al-Baqarah 2:172]
Then he mentioned a man who travels for a long distance and is disheveled and dusty, and he stretches forth his hands towards heaven saying,
'O Lord, O Lord,' but his food is haraam, his drink is haraam, his clothing is haraam, he has been nourished with haraam, so how can he be responded to?
Ibn Rajab (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Ensuring that one's food, drink and clothing are halaal, and that one is nourished with halaal, is a means of having one's du'aa' answered. End quote.
14 - Saying du'aa' silently and not out loud.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Invoke your Lord with humility and in secret" [al-A'raaf 7:55]
And Allaah praised His slave Zakariyyah (peace be upon him) by saying (interpretation of the meaning):
"When he called to his Lord (Allaah) a call in secret" [Maryam 19:3]
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