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Best Time for Dua

2 Dhul Qa'dah 1435 | 28 August 2014

Question

Regarding the best times for making dua

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu `alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The hadith in reference is:

وَقَدْ أَخْرَجَ التِّرْمِذِيُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قِيلَ أَيُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَسْمَعُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَوْفُ اللَّيْلِ الْأَخِيرِ وَدُبُرُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْمَكْتُوبَاتِ

Tuhfatul Ahwazi 2/169[1]

The hadith states that dua after farz Salat is accepted.

The hadith is general.

It also refers to dua after making salam upon the completion of the Salat.

In principle the Salat terminates with Taslim (giving Salam).

And Allah knows best.

Mufti Saeed Ahmed Golaub

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References

[1]تحفة الأحوذي (2 / 169)

312 -[13] (حسن)وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «مِفْتَاحُ الصَّلَاةِ الطُّهُورُ وَتَحْرِيمُهَا التَّكْبِيرُ وَتَحْلِيلُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَالتِّرْمِذِيّ والدارمي (مشكاة المصابيح (1 / 102))

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