The Permissibility of Supplication at All Times and the Best Times for Response
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: Is supplication permissible at all times? What are its conditions? Is it specific to the times after the prayers? And what are the best times?
Answer:
Supplication is prescribed at all times, whether night or day, and it is an act of worship, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Supplication is worship." And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[Ghafir 40:60] He called supplication worship, saying: "You are arrogant to worship Me," meaning to supplicate to Me. It is absolute in the night.
And in the day. But some times are more emphasized. The times in which the acceptance of supplication is hoped for are: in prostration, in the state of prostration. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 875Sahih (Al-Albani) In the times after the prayers.
And likewise, supplication in the prayer itself; supplication in the prayer is better than supplication outside the prayer. Likewise, supplication at the end of Friday, in the hour of Friday, supplication on the Night of Decree in Ramadan. These are the most emphasized times, or among the most emphasized times, for response. And likewise in places: supplication in the Sacred Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque, and supplication during the circumambulation and the walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and supplication at 'Arafah, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3585Da’if (Darussalam) Supplication is prescribed at all times, so it is worship, and the servant is in need of it. It has noble times, and it has noble places. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: Is supplication permissible at all times? What are its conditions? Is it specific to the times after the prayers? And what are the best times?
Answer:
Supplication is prescribed at all times, whether night or day, and it is an act of worship, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Supplication is worship." And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
And your Lord says, "Call upon Me; I will respond to you." Indeed, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell [rendered] contemptible.
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَAnd in the day. But some times are more emphasized. The times in which the acceptance of supplication is hoped for are: in prostration, in the state of prostration. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
And as for prostration, increase in it the supplication, for it is likely that it will be answered for you.
وأما السجود فيكثر فيه من الدعاء فقمن أن يستجاب لكم.The nearest a servant come to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself
أقرب ما يكون العبد من ربه وهو ساجد. وكذلك الدعاءAnd likewise, supplication in the prayer itself; supplication in the prayer is better than supplication outside the prayer. Likewise, supplication at the end of Friday, in the hour of Friday, supplication on the Night of Decree in Ramadan. These are the most emphasized times, or among the most emphasized times, for response. And likewise in places: supplication in the Sacred Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque, and supplication during the circumambulation and the walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and supplication at 'Arafah, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The best of supplication is the supplication of the Day of `Arafah. And the best of what I and the Prophets before me have said is: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, Alone, without partner, to Him belongs all that exists, and to Him belongs the Praise, and He is powerful over all things.
خير الدعاء دعاء عرفة، خير ما قلت أنا والنبيون من قبل لا إله إلا الله، له لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قدير،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7495- مشروعية الدعاء في كل وقت وأفضل الأوقات للإجابة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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