Dua is a means of keeping in touch with Allah and due to Dua, we get closer to our Lord. So, Dua is a source of keeping the supplicant closer to the Almighty Allah. Duniya is full of temptations and Haram things, and Satan is free, violating our soules. Dua must be addressed to Almighty Allah Alone, who has no partner. Our intention when making the Dua must be to please Allah, obey and trust Him completely. When we make Dua we feel relieved after describing our difficulties to our Creator. Allah says:
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ
“And your Lord says, Call on Me; I will answer your (prayer). But those who are too arrogant to worship Me will surely find themselves in Hell, in humiliation.” (Surah Ghafir 40:60)
Dua is direct communication with Allah. And Allah is multilingual. He actually created and knows all languages. Allah also knows what’s hidden in the deep recesses of our hearts. Those feelings of pain, anguish, resentment, love, hatred, bitterness, longing, etc. that we so successfully hide from everyone else, including our closest family members and friends. Allah says:
قَالَ رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
“My Lord! Expand for me my chest and ease for me my task and untie (the) knot from my tongue that they may understand my speech.” (Surah Taha, 20:25-28)
Dua is the conversation with Allah, our Creator, the All-Knowing, and the All-Powerful. This act of making Dua in itself is of exceptional significance. It is the most, liberating, empowering, and transforming conversation a person can ever have with his Lord. We raise our hands in front of Allah and asked Him everything His help, mercy, and forgiveness and He surely listens to us and fulfils our desires.
Here are some benefits of dua:
- Dua is powerful enough to change your destiny
- Dua is essentially submission to the Creator
- Dua keeps arrogance away from our hearts
- Dua keeps away from our promotes
- Dua is a gateway to Allah’s mercy
- Dua keeps your heart humble
- Dua can change the destiny
- Dua results in blessings
- Dua for purification
- Dua for finding out the truth
- Dua for a good spouse/children
- Dua for strengthening your Imaan
- Dua’s strength and power in Islam
- Dua for seeking Allah’s forgiveness
- Dua for asking for easiness when facing hardship
- Dua for asking Allah to make you a righteous person
Dua is a form of worship, in fact, our Holy Prophet (PBUH) said it as the best form of worship. When we make Dua in front of Allah for our needs and wants not only our Dua is being answered but we will be rewarded for worshipping also. While making Dua we accept the power and authority of Allah and our weakness in front of Him. With Dua we can never fail; without it, we can never succeed. A person can never become arrogant or proud when he makes Dua; it is a logical result of true worship. Allah says:
وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا لِي وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا بِي لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ
“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.” (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:186)
Dua is the belief of all Muslims that Allah is the sole purveyor and creator of all things on earth. We should do Dua at all times, not just during times of distress. Thus, through Dua, we also thank Allah for all that He has given us, be it our heart rate, our breath, our health or our wealth, all these things are provided by Allah. Allah listens to each Dua done in front of Him and responds to all Duas. Allah says:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ اسْتَعِينُواْ بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلاَةِ إِنَّ اللّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ
“O you who believe[d]! Seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah (is) with the patient ones.” (Quran, 2:153)
In every difficulty, our first action is dua, as is our last. We ask Allah to show us the way to handle that difficulty; we seek His help in following the path He shows to us; we seek His aid in making our efforts successful. By making Dua we get through the difficult situation that is the power of Dua. We ask guidance from ALLAH at the time of difficulty to show us the way to face this hurdle. Allah says:
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ سَيُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
“And for Allah (are) the names – the most beautiful, so invoke Him by them. And leave those who deviate concerning His names. They will be recompensed for what they used to do.” (Surah Al-A`raf 7:180)
In this era, we are surrounded by dirt like vulgarity and nudity and interest. And somehow all of us are the victims of these dirty things, asking Allah to make you pure will help you eradicate the useless thoughts coming in your head. Earning Jannah is not an easy task, continuously asking Allah to make you among the righteous person as well as making an effort to be a better person can make all of this happen. Allah says:
إِذْ أَوَى الْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى الْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا
“When retreated the youths to the cave, and they said, “Our Lord! Grant us from Yourself Mercy, and facilitate for us [from] our affair (in the) right way.” (Surah Al-Kahf 18:10 )
All of us are hasty in making a decision or doing any work, we do not have patience, while Allah loves the Patient People as the verse in Quran goes “Allah is with the people who do Sabr” All Muslims believe that all of us have to die and we will be gathering on the Day of Judgment in front of Allah with all the Good and bad deeds we have done in life.