Some Etiquettes of Du’aa

By Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb

• It is preferable to perform a good deed before making du’aa.
• To be in a state of Taharat (purity).
• Face the Qiblah.
• Preferably perform Salaatul Hajaat before du’aa.
• Sit in the Tashahud position, as far as possible.
• Praise and glorify Allah Ta’ala before and after du’aa.
• Recite Durood Sharif upon Rasulullah (SAW).
• Raise both hands whilst making du’aa.
• The palms should be kept open, leaving a little space between the hands.
• Du’aa should be made with absolute humility – acknowledging one’s helplessness.
• Du’aa should be made through the intermediary of Allah Ta’ala’s beautiful names.
• Not to make du’aa for anything sinful or for the severance of family ties.
• To cry whilst making du’aa.
• On completion of du’aa, pass the hands over the face.
• To say ‘Aameen’ on completion of the du’aa.
• One’s concentration should be in du’aa.
• Du’aa should be made with conviction of its acceptance and with sincerity.

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