Qur’ānSupplication is not a step toward worship — it is worship.
and your lord says, "call upon me; i will respond to you." indeed, those who disdain my worship will enter hell [rendered] contemptible.
The Power of Remembrance & Supplication
The believer's line to his Lord is never cut. What the Qur'ān and Sunnah teach about duʿā that Allah answers, the dhikr that shields the day, and the words heaviest on the Scale.
Every āyah and hadith reference here was verified against the text of the Qur’ān and the hadith collections. Hadith text is a faithful summary of the meaning — tap any reference to read the full narration.
1.Supplication Is Worship Itself
'Your Lord says: call upon Me, I will respond.' The Prophet ﷺ said supplication is worship itself; nothing is more honoured before Allah than duʿā, and the one who does not ask Allah, Allah is angry with him.
Qur’ānSupplication is not a step toward worship — it is worship.
say, "what would my lord care for you if not for your supplication?" for you [disbelievers] have denied, so your denial is going to be adherent.
HadithAhmad Muhammad Shakir: Hasan · Al-Albani: Hasan · Zubair Ali Zai: DaifSupplication is not a step toward worship — it is worship.
abu hurairah (ra) narrated that :the messenger of allah (ﷺ) said: “indeed, he who does not ask allah, he gets angry with him.”
ClassicalSupplication is not a step toward worship — it is worship.
فضل الدعاء
ClassicalV1P375Supplication is not a step toward worship — it is worship.
حسن «تخريج المشكاة» (2232) : [ت: 45 ك الدعوات , 1 ب ما جاء في فضل الدعاء. جه: 34 ك الدعاء , 1 ب فضل الدعاء , ح 3827]
2.Call upon Me — I Will Answer
No Muslim raises a supplication free of sin and severing of kinship but Allah gives him one of three: what he asked, or stores it for the Hereafter, or turns away an evil like it. Your Lord is shy to return His servant's raised hands empty.
Qur’ānNo sincere call returns empty.
and your lord says, "call upon me; i will respond to you." indeed, those who disdain my worship will enter hell [rendered] contemptible.
Qur’ānNo sincere call returns empty.
and when my servants ask you, [o muhammad], concerning me - indeed i am near. i respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon me. so let them respond to me [by obedience] and believe in me that they may be [rightly] guided.
Qur’ānNo sincere call returns empty.
is he [not best] who responds to the desperate one when he calls upon him and removes evil and makes you inheritors of the earth? is there a deity with allah? little do you remember.
HadithṢaḥīḥ — included per the compiler's conditionNo sincere call returns empty.
abu huraira reported allah's messenger (ﷺ) as saying:the supplication of the servant is granted in case he does not supplicate for sin or for severing the ties of blood, or he does not become impatient. it was said: allah's messenger, what does:" if he does not grow impatient" imply? he said: that he should say like this: i supplicated and i supplicated but i did not find it being responded. and theu he becomes frustrated and abandons supplication
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: «لا يرد الدعاء بين الأذان والإقامة».
ClassicalNo sincere call returns empty.
«لا يرد الدعاء بين الأذان والإقامة» .
3.He Is Nearer Than the Jugular Vein
'When My servants ask you about Me — I am near; I answer the call of the caller when he calls.' We are nearer to him than his jugular vein. The Prophet ﷺ said: the closest a servant is to his Lord is in prostration — so make much duʿā there.
Qur’ānYou are not calling one deaf or absent — He is nearer than the jugular vein.
and when my servants ask you, [o muhammad], concerning me - indeed i am near. i respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon me. so let them respond to me [by obedience] and believe in me that they may be [rightly] guided.
Qur’ānYou are not calling one deaf or absent — He is nearer than the jugular vein.
and we have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and we are closer to him than [his] jugular vein
Qur’ānYou are not calling one deaf or absent — He is nearer than the jugular vein.
and to thamud [we sent] their brother salih. he said, "o my people, worship allah; you have no deity other than him. he has produced you from the earth and settled you in it, so ask forgiveness of him and then repent to him. indeed, my lord is near and responsive."
HadithṢaḥīḥ — included per the compiler's conditionYou are not calling one deaf or absent — He is nearer than the jugular vein.
abu huraira reported:the messenger of allah (ﷺ) said: the nearest a servant comes to his lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication (in this state)
HadithAl-Albani: Sahih · Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul Hamid: Sahih · Shuaib Al Arnaut: Sahih · Zubair Ali Zai: Sahih Muslim (482)You are not calling one deaf or absent — He is nearer than the jugular vein.
abu hurairah reported the messenger of allah (ﷺ) as saying:the nearest a servant come to his lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication often
4.The Hours When the Door Is Open
Allah descends in the last third of the night, asking: who calls Me, that I may answer? Three supplications are answered: the fasting person's, the traveller's, and the wronged one's — and the servant is nearest his Lord in prostration.
Qur’ānThere are hours the sky leans close to listen.
and in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
Qur’ānThere are hours the sky leans close to listen.
call upon your lord in humility and privately; indeed, he does not like transgressors.
Qur’ānThere are hours the sky leans close to listen.
the patient, the true, the obedient, those who spend [in the way of allah], and those who seek forgiveness before dawn.
HadithṢaḥīḥ — included per the compiler's conditionThere are hours the sky leans close to listen.
abu huraira reported:the messenger of allah (ﷺ) said: the nearest a servant comes to his lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication (in this state)
HadithAl-Albani: Sahih · Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul Hamid: Sahih · Shuaib Al Arnaut: Sahih · Zubair Ali Zai: Sahih Muslim (482)There are hours the sky leans close to listen.
abu hurairah reported the messenger of allah (ﷺ) as saying:the nearest a servant come to his lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication often
ClassicalThere are hours the sky leans close to listen.
• (أفضل الساعات جوف الليل الآخر) قال المناوي ينصبه على الظرف أي الدعاء جوف الليل أي ثلثه الآخر لأنه وقت التجلي وزمان التنزل الإلهي اه والظاهر أن جوف الليل مرفوع على أنه خبر لمتبدأ محذوف أي أفضل الساعات للعبادة جوف الليل وقال في مختصر النهاية جوف الليل سدسه الخامس (طب) عن عمرو بن عبسة بموحدة بين مهملتين مفتوحتين
ClassicalThere are hours the sky leans close to listen.
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5.Remember Him Morning and Evening
'Remember Allah with much remembrance, and exalt Him morning and evening.' Whoever says a hundred times, morning and evening, 'subḥān Allāh wa bi-ḥamdih' — none comes on the Day with better; and the master of seeking forgiveness, and Āyat al-Kursī, guard the one who says them.
Qur’ānFence your day with the morning and evening remembrance.
o you who have believed, remember allah with much remembrance
Qur’ānFence your day with the morning and evening remembrance.
and exalt him morning and afternoon.
Qur’ānFence your day with the morning and evening remembrance.
[such niches are] in mosques which allah has ordered to be raised and that his name be mentioned therein; exalting him within them in the morning and the evenings
Qur’ānFence your day with the morning and evening remembrance.
and mention the name of your lord [in prayer] morning and evening
HadithṢaḥīḥ — included per the compiler's conditionFence your day with the morning and evening remembrance.
narrated shaddad bin aus:the prophet (ﷺ) said "the most superior way of asking for forgiveness from allah is: 'allahumma anta rabbi la ilaha illa anta, khalaqtani wa ana `abduka, wa ana `ala `ahdika wa wa`dika mastata`tu, a`udhu bika min sharri ma sana`tu, abu'u laka bini`matika `alaiya, wa abu'u laka bidhanbi faghfir lee fa innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta." the prophet (ﷺ) added. "if somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of paradise
ClassicalFence your day with the morning and evening remembrance.
فصل في أذكار الصباح والمساء
ClassicalV1P49Fence your day with the morning and evening remembrance.
فصل في أذكار الصباح والمساء للإمام النووي رحمه الله تعالى
6.Seeking Forgiveness — the Opener of Relief
Nūḥ told his people: ask forgiveness of your Lord — He will send the sky upon you in rain and increase you in wealth and children. Whoever keeps to istighfār, Allah makes for him a way out of every worry and provides from where he never expected. The Prophet ﷺ sought forgiveness seventy times a day.
Qur’ānSeeking forgiveness opens what worry has locked.
and said, 'ask forgiveness of your lord. indeed, he is ever a perpetual forgiver.
Qur’ānSeeking forgiveness opens what worry has locked.
he will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers
Qur’ānSeeking forgiveness opens what worry has locked.
and give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.
Qur’ānSeeking forgiveness opens what worry has locked.
and [saying], "seek forgiveness of your lord and repent to him, [and] he will let you enjoy a good provision for a specified term and give every doer of favor his favor. but if you turn away, then indeed, i fear for you the punishment of a great day.
HadithWeak (ḍaʿīf) — per the graders namedAl-Albani: Daif · Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi: Daif · Shuaib Al Arnaut: Daif · Zubair Ali Zai: DaifSeeking forgiveness opens what worry has locked.
it was narrated from 'abdullah bin 'abbas that :the messenger of allah said: "whoever persists in asking for forgiveness, allah will grant him relief from every worry, and a way out from every hardship, and will grant him provision from (sources) he could never imagine
ClassicalSeeking forgiveness opens what worry has locked.
فضل الإستغفار
ClassicalSeeking forgiveness opens what worry has locked.
( أن الله تعالى يقول إني لأهم | بأهل الأرض عذابا ) أي أعزم على إيقاع العذاب بهم ( فإذا نظرت إلى عمار بيوتي ) أي عمار | المساجد التي هي بيوت الله بأنواع العبادة من نحو ذكر وصلاة وقراءة وغير ذلك ( والمتحابين في ) | أي لأجلي لا لغرض سوى ذلك ( والمستغفرين بالأسحار ) أي الطالبين من الله المغفرة فيها | ( صرفت عذابي عنهم ) أي عن أهل الأرض إكراما لهؤلاء وفيه فضل الاستغفار في السحر عليه | في غيره والسحر محركة قبيل الفجر ( هب عن أنس ) بن مالك ضعيف لضعف صالح المري |
7.Blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ
'Indeed Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet.' Whoever sends one blessing upon him, Allah sends ten upon him; the closest to him on the Day are those who blessed him most; and the miser is the one before whom he is mentioned and he does not send blessings.
Qur’ānOne blessing on the Prophet ﷺ, ten mercies from Allah.
indeed, allah confers blessing upon the prophet, and his angels [ask him to do so]. o you who have believed, ask [allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [allah to grant him] peace.
8.The Words Heaviest on the Scale
The best remembrance is 'lā ilāha illā Allāh'; and two words light on the tongue, heavy on the Scale, beloved to the Most Merciful: 'subḥān Allāh wa bi-ḥamdih, subḥān Allāh al-ʿaẓīm'. To say them, the Prophet ﷺ said, is more beloved to him than all the sun rises upon.
Qur’ānLight words, weighty on the Scale, beloved to the Merciful.
those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of allah. unquestionably, by the remembrance of allah hearts are assured."
Qur’ānLight words, weighty on the Scale, beloved to the Merciful.
o you who have believed, let not your wealth and your children divert you from remembrance of allah. and whoever does that - then those are the losers.
Qur’ānLight words, weighty on the Scale, beloved to the Merciful.
and when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of allah, and remember allah often that you may succeed.
HadithAl-Albani: Hasan · Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi: Hasan · Shuaib Al Arnaut: Hasan · Zubair Ali Zai: HasanLight words, weighty on the Scale, beloved to the Merciful.
jabir bin 'abdullah said:"i heard the messenger of allah (ﷺ) say: 'the best of remembrance is la ilaha illallah (none has the right to be worshipped but allah), and the best of supplication is al-hamdu lillah (praise is to allah)
HadithṢaḥīḥ — included per the compiler's conditionLight words, weighty on the Scale, beloved to the Merciful.
abu huraira reported allah's messenger (ﷺ) as saying:the uttering of (these words):" hallowed be allah; all praise is due to allah, there is no god but allah and allah is the greatest," is dearer to me than anything over which the sun rises
HadithAhmad Muhammad Shakir: Sahih · Al-Albani: Sahih · Bashar Awad Maarouf: Sahih · Zubair Ali Zai: Sahih MuslimLight words, weighty on the Scale, beloved to the Merciful.
abu hurairah [may allah be pleased with him] narrated that the messenger of allah (ﷺ) said:“that i should say: ‘glory is to allah (subḥān allāh).’ ‘all praise is due to allah (al-ḥamdulillāh),’ ‘none has the right to be worshipped by allah (lā ilāha illallāh),’ and ‘allah is the greatest (allāhu akbar)’ is more beloved to me than all that the sun has risen over.”
HadithAhmad Muhammad Shakir: Hasan · Al-Albani: Hasan · Bashar Awad Maarouf: Hasan · Zubair Ali Zai: HasanLight words, weighty on the Scale, beloved to the Merciful.
jabir bin `abdullah (ra) narrated that :the messenger of allah (ﷺ) said: “the best remembrance is: ‘there is none worthy of worship except allah (lā ilāha illallāh)’ and the best supplication is: ‘all praise is due to allah (al-ḥamdulillāh).’”
ClassicalLight words, weighty on the Scale, beloved to the Merciful.
- التذكار في أفضل الأذكار. للقرطبي. ط 1 دار البيان. دمشق. تحقيق عبد القادر الأرناؤوط وإبراهيم الأرناؤوط.
ClassicalV1P209Light words, weighty on the Scale, beloved to the Merciful.
أفضل الأذكار تلاوة القرآن : |
9.How to Call — with Humility and Certainty
'Call upon your Lord in humility and privately.' Pray while certain of the response, and know Allah does not answer a heart heedless and distracted. Do not be hasty — saying 'I called and was not answered' — and do not say 'forgive me if You will'; ask with resolve.
Qur’ānCall with humility, present of heart, and certainty of the answer.
call upon your lord in humility and privately; indeed, he does not like transgressors.
Qur’ānCall with humility, present of heart, and certainty of the answer.
and remember your lord within yourself in humility and in fear without being apparent in speech - in the mornings and the evenings. and do not be among the heedless.
Qur’ānCall with humility, present of heart, and certainty of the answer.
and cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. and invoke him in fear and aspiration. indeed, the mercy of allah is near to the doers of good.
HadithṢaḥīḥ — included per the compiler's conditionCall with humility, present of heart, and certainty of the answer.
narrated abu huraira:allah's messenger (ﷺ) said, "the invocation of anyone of you is granted (by allah) if he does not show impatience (by saying, "i invoked allah but my request has not been granted)
HadithotherCall with humility, present of heart, and certainty of the answer.
abu hurairah narrated the the messenger of allah (ﷺ) said:“there is not a worshipper who raises his hands, such that his armpit becomes visible, asking allah for something, except that he shall grant it to him - as long as he does not become hasty.” they said: “o messenger of allah, and how is haste made concerning it?” he (ﷺ) said: “he says: ‘i did ask and ask, and i was not given a thing.’”
HadithAhmad Muhammad Shakir: Sahih · Al-Albani: Sahih · Bashar Awad Maarouf: Hasan Sahih · Zubair Ali Zai: Sahih - Agreed UponCall with humility, present of heart, and certainty of the answer.
abu hurairah narrated that :the prophet said: “one of you will be responded to, so long as he is not hasty, saying: ‘i supplicated, and i was not responded to.’”
ClassicalCall with humility, present of heart, and certainty of the answer.
آداب الدعاء
ClassicalCall with humility, present of heart, and certainty of the answer.
في آداب الدعاء
Adab & method
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