What is the ruling on making du'a' with the imam after the prayer?
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Question:
One of the listening brothers asks your Eminence and says: Inform us about making du'a' after the prayer with the imam. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Everyone makes du'a' for himself after the prayer, and during the prayer. He makes du'a' in his prostration, and at the end of the tashahhud. He makes du'a' for himself, for the Muslims, for his Muslim parents, and so on. All of these are places for du'a'. Prostration is a place for du'a', and the end of the prayer before the taslim is a place for du'a'. After the salawat upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is a place for du'a'. Between the two prostrations is a place for du'a'. He asks his Lord for forgiveness for him, for himself, and for his parents. All of this is a place for du'a'. He makes du'a' with whatever good supplications he wishes, and if they are found in the hadiths, they are better.
So he makes du'a' between the two prostrations asking for forgiveness, saying: (O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, heal me, and provide for me). In prostration, he makes du'a' with whatever he wishes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith:Sunan Abi Dawud 875Sahih (Al-Albani) And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Riyad as-Salihin 1427 meaning: It is fitting that your supplications be answered.
And among his (peace and blessings be upon him) du'a' in prostration was:Sahih Muslim 483 This is among the best of du'a'.
And he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say when he taught them the tashahhud:Bulugh al-Maram 2:203 meaning: At the end of the prayer, before he says the taslim, after he recites the tashahhud and sends blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he seeks refuge in Allah as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. He seeks refuge from four things, saying: Sahih Muslim 588a The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek refuge from these four and commanded seeking refuge from them.
So it is the Sunnah for the one praying, in the obligatory and voluntary prayers, to seek refuge from these four, saying:Sunan Ibn Majah 909Sahih (Darussalam) or (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from...) All of this came in the hadith.
And likewise, he asks his Lord for Paradise and seeks refuge in Allah from the Fire, saying:[Al-Baqarah 2:201] O Allah, forgive me and my parents if they are Muslims, Sahih al-Bukhari 6326 Sunan Abi Dawud 1522Sahih (Al-Albani) All of this is good du'a' from the comprehensive words.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) :Bulugh al-Maram 2:219.
And he (peace and blessings be upon him), when he finished the tashahhud, would seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of Hell, from the punishment of the grave, from the trial of life and death, and from the trial of the Dajjal. And you, O Abdullah, make du'a' with whatever you wish. And the woman likewise, in her prostration, at the end of the prayer, and after the taslim, if you have recited the adhkar, then make du'a' after the taslim as well, between you and yourself, between you and your Lord, after the dhikr, without raising the hands.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands after the obligatory prayer. But if you raise them in du'a' other than after the obligatory prayer, in other du'a', there is no harm. In your supplications, in your house, and after the voluntary prayer, at some times, raising the hands is among the causes of acceptance.
But in the thing in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, do not raise them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands after the obligatory prayer—(peace and blessings be upon him)—he made du'a' but without raising them. And likewise, between the two prostrations, you make du'a' without raising them. And likewise, before the taslim, you make du'a' without raising the hands. And likewise, in the Friday khutbah, if the imam makes du'a' in the Friday khutbah and the 'Id khutbah, he makes du'a' without raising his hands, except if he is asking for rain, seeking the rain, he raises his hands in the prayer for rain. May Allah guide everyone. Yes.
The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
One of the listening brothers asks your Eminence and says: Inform us about making du'a' after the prayer with the imam. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Everyone makes du'a' for himself after the prayer, and during the prayer. He makes du'a' in his prostration, and at the end of the tashahhud. He makes du'a' for himself, for the Muslims, for his Muslim parents, and so on. All of these are places for du'a'. Prostration is a place for du'a', and the end of the prayer before the taslim is a place for du'a'. After the salawat upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is a place for du'a'. Between the two prostrations is a place for du'a'. He asks his Lord for forgiveness for him, for himself, and for his parents. All of this is a place for du'a'. He makes du'a' with whatever good supplications he wishes, and if they are found in the hadiths, they are better.
So he makes du'a' between the two prostrations asking for forgiveness, saying: (O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, heal me, and provide for me). In prostration, he makes du'a' with whatever he wishes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith:
The nearest a servant come to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication often.
أقرب ما يكون العبد من ربه وهو ساجد، فأكثروا الدعاءGlorify your Lord in Ruku' (bowing posture) and exert yourself in supplication in prostration. Thus your supplications are liable to be accepted.
أما الركوع فعظموا فيه الرب، وأما السجود فاجتهدوا في الدعاء، فقمن أن يستجاب لكمAnd among his (peace and blessings be upon him) du'a' in prostration was:
O Lord, forgive me all my sins, small and great, first and last, open and secret.
اللهم اغفر لي ذنبي كله، دقه وجله، وأوله وآخره، وعلانيته وسرهAnd he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say when he taught them the tashahhud:
Then he may choose any supplication which pleases him most and recite it.
ثم ليتخير من الدعاء أعجبه إليه فيدعو بهO Allah! I seek refuge with Thee from the torment of the Hell, from the torment of the grave, from the trial of life and death and from the evil of the trial of Masih al-Dajjal
اللهم إني أعوذ بك من عذاب جهنم، ومن عذاب القبر، ومن فتنة المحيا والممات، ومن فتنة المسيح الدجالSo it is the Sunnah for the one praying, in the obligatory and voluntary prayers, to seek refuge from these four, saying:
let him seek refuge with Allah from four things: From the torment of Hell, from the torment of the grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the Fitnah (tribulation) of Masihud-Dajjal.
أعوذ بالله من عذاب جهنم، ومن عذاب القبر، ومن فتنة المحيا والممات، ومن فتنة المسيح الدجالAnd likewise, he asks his Lord for Paradise and seeks refuge in Allah from the Fire, saying:
Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire."
ربنا آتنا في الدنيا حسنة وفي الآخرة حسنة وقنا عذاب النارAllahumma inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathiran wala yaghfirudhdhunuba illa anta, Faghfirli maghfiratan min indika war-hamni, innaka antalGhafur-Rahim.
اللهم إني ظلمت نفسي ظلمًا كثيرًا، ولا يغفر الذنوب إلا أنت، فاغفر لي مغفرةً من عندك، وارحمني إنك أنت الغفور الرحيمO Allah, help me in remembering You, in giving You thanks, and worshipping You well.
اللهم أعني على ذكرك، وشكرك، وحسن عبادتكThe Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) :
Never leave the recitation of this supplication after every prayer: 'O Allah, help me to remember You, thank You, and worship You perfectly.'
لا تدعن دبر كل صلاة أن تقول: اللهم أعني على ذكرك، وشكرك، وحسن عبادتكAnd he (peace and blessings be upon him), when he finished the tashahhud, would seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of Hell, from the punishment of the grave, from the trial of life and death, and from the trial of the Dajjal. And you, O Abdullah, make du'a' with whatever you wish. And the woman likewise, in her prostration, at the end of the prayer, and after the taslim, if you have recited the adhkar, then make du'a' after the taslim as well, between you and yourself, between you and your Lord, after the dhikr, without raising the hands.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands after the obligatory prayer. But if you raise them in du'a' other than after the obligatory prayer, in other du'a', there is no harm. In your supplications, in your house, and after the voluntary prayer, at some times, raising the hands is among the causes of acceptance.
But in the thing in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, do not raise them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands after the obligatory prayer—(peace and blessings be upon him)—he made du'a' but without raising them. And likewise, between the two prostrations, you make du'a' without raising them. And likewise, before the taslim, you make du'a' without raising the hands. And likewise, in the Friday khutbah, if the imam makes du'a' in the Friday khutbah and the 'Id khutbah, he makes du'a' without raising his hands, except if he is asking for rain, seeking the rain, he raises his hands in the prayer for rain. May Allah guide everyone. Yes.
The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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