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Dua - Supplication - Hadith

Our Prophet Muhammad salallahu alayhi wasallam said, "Any muslim who supplicates to Allah in a Du'a which contains no sin or breaking of kinship, Allah will give him one of three things: either his Du`a will be immediately answered or, it will be saved for him in the hereafter, or it will turn away an equivalent amount of evil (from him)" The companions said "So we will ask for more" He replied, "Allah is more [generous]." [Tirmidhi, Ahmad] -------------------- Win win! You ask, and you will get. I find this hadith incredible. Allah is telling us that whatever we make dua for, so long as it's not sinful or breaks family ties, we will get what we asked for, or benefit somehow from it equally. I ask for a billion dollars, either 1) I get it. 2) It is saved for me for the hereafter, or 3) One billion dollars worth of evil is turned away from me. SubhanAllah! Make big duas. Make big, big, big duas. Allah is capable of all things. :)   dua - s...

The Quest For Allah's Mercy

Prepared by Muhammad Alshareef It was narrated that in the days that Musa - alayhis salam - wandered with Bani Israaeel in the desert a grizzly drought befell them. Together, they all raised their hands towards the heavens praying for the blessed rain. Then, to the astonishment of Musa - alayhis salam - and all those watching, the few clouds that scattered the sky vanished, the heat scorched down, and the drought intensified. It was revealed to Musa- alayhis salam - that there was a sinner amongst Bani Israaeel that had disobeyed Allah for more than 40 years of his life. “Let him separate himself from the congregation,” Allah told Musa- alayhis salam -. “Only then shall I shower you all with rain.” Musa - alayhis salam - called out to the throngs of humanity, “There is a person amongst us who has disobeyed Allah for 40 years. Let him separate himself from the congregation and only then shall we be rescued from the drought.” That man, waited, looking left and right,...