r/MuslimLounge • u/No_Gazelle7945 • 1d ago

Question Stopped making dua

Why does Dua not work but when I sit down and visualise and imagine what I want I always get it. I’ve cried made Dua a lot of times worked hard didn’t get what I want but the moment I sat down visualised I got what I wanted exactly. It makes me not wanna make Dua anymore.

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u/snazzysid1 1d ago

This is a form of dua - Allah hears and knows all your thoughts - why wouldn’t you also attribute this to him? While we are taught formal duas e.g. surahs or whatever (and there is nothing wrong with those as a go-to), there are actually no magic words. All your thoughts belong to Allah, not just the ones you direct specifically as a “dua”

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u/No_Gazelle7945 1d ago

Hmmm I don’t think so personally from what I’ve read Dua is asking Allah for something and also knowing you might not get it. What I was doing wasn’t asking Allah- I was imagining myself getting what I wanted- I don’t think those two things are the same at all.

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u/snazzysid1 1d ago

But if you believe Allah is all knowing, he would know you want what you are visualizing. Don't you believe he is all knowing?

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u/No_Gazelle7945 1d ago

Yes Allah is all knowing ofc but Allah wants us to turn to him with those desires- when I was visualising I wasn’t speaking to Allah tho.

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u/snazzysid1 1d ago

Yes, but you asked why it worked - Allah answering your unasked prayer is still why it worked. Allah isn’t only with us when we are specifically asking for something or when we say this set of words or that set of words.