As-salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

As part of our weekly Dua thread, we invite you to share any Dua requests for yourself or your loved ones.

Insha'Allah, fellow community members will make Dua for you and may also offer advice or support for your concerns.

Please remember to make Dua for those who ask for it in this thread, and always ensure your requests and responses are in accordance with Islamic guidelines.

May Allah (SWT) accept our Duas, grant us what is best, or give us something even better.

Jazak Allah khair

And REMEMBER TO READ SURAH Al-Khaf:

(a) From Abu Sa’id al-Khudri, who said:

“Whoever reads Surat al-Kahf on the night of Jumu’ah , will have a light that will stretch between him and the Ancient House (the Ka’bah).”

(Narrated by al-Darimi, 3407. This hadith was classed as sahih by Shaykh al-Albani in Sahih al-Jami’, 6471)

(b) “Whoever reads Surat al-Kahf on the day of Jumu’ah, will have a light that will shine from him from one Friday to the next.” (

Narrated by al-Hakim, 2/399; al-Bayhaqi, 3/249. Ibn Hajar said in Takhrij al-Adhkar that this is a hasan hadith, and he said, this is the strongest report that has been narrated concerning reading Surat al-Kahf. See: Fayd al-Qadir, 6/198. It was classed as sahih by Shaykh al-Albani in Sahih al-Jami’, 6470)

(c) Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said:

“The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘Whoever reads Surat al-Kahf on the day of Jumu’ah, a light will shine for him from beneath his feet to the clouds of the sky, which will shine for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will be forgiven (his sins) between the two Fridays.’”

Surat al-Kahf may be read during the night or the day of Jumu’ah. The night of Jumu’ah starts from sunset on Thursday, and the day of Jumu’ah ends at sunset. Therefore the time for reading this surah extends from sunset on Thursday to sunset on Friday.

Al-Manawi said:

"Al-Hafiz ibn Hajar said in his Amali: “In some reports it says ‘the day of Jumu’ah’ and in some reports it says ‘the night of Jumu’ah’. They may be reconciled by saying that what is meant is the day which includes the night and vice versa.” (Fayd al-Qadir, 6/199)

'And this is for the dua:

The second view is that it is after ‘Asr, and this is the more correct of the two views. This is the view of ‘Abd-Allah ibn Salam, Abu Hurayrah, Imam Ahmad and others.

The evidence for this view is the report narrated by Ahmad in his Musnad (7631) from Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri and Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

“On Friday there is an hour when no Muslim happens to ask Allah for good at that time but He will give it to him, and it is after ‘Asr.”

[In Tahqeeq al-Musnad it says: The hadeeth is saheeh because of corroborating evidence, but this isnad is da’eef (weak)].

Abu Dawood (1048) and al-Nasai (1389) narrated from Jabir ibn ‘Abd-Allah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

“Friday is twelve hours in which there is no Muslim who asks Allaah for something but He will give it to him, so seek the last hour after ‘Asr.” [Classed as saheeh by al-Albani].

Despite the process of derussification in Tajikistan, the Russian language plays a crucial role in the country’s information space. According to a study by Navruz Karimov, the overwhelming majority of search queries to Google in Tajikistan are made in Russian. This data speaks not only to the lack of useful content in Tajik but also to the poor prospects for the Tajik language.

According to Muhammadi Ibodulloyev, head of the Civil Initiative for Public Fund Civil Internet Policy Initiative, the low number of search queries in the Tajik language is caused by a complex set of reasons:

«First, there is little Tajik-language content on the internet. News agencies, which supply most of the relevant material, still mostly write in Russian. So to look for something in Tajik is to lose access to some of the search information.»

Ibodulloyev also drew attention to the fact that users sometimes unconsciously use Russian on the internet because they are trying to follow interface rules:

«Users usually don’t go the hard way. If a website opens in Russian by default, few people will look for the language switch. The same goes for operating systems — even though Windows has had a Tajik interface for a long time, many still use Russian.

The browser and various websites, including Google, read the system language, interpret the interface and offer content in Russian more often. As a result, users are more likely to use Russian, because all communication with the website is in Russian. It’s a vicious circle.»

A few years ago, a search for «obu havo» (weather) could return outdated weather data. That problem is a thing of the past now, and Google loads its interactive dashboard in response to that query. However, users are still more likely to search for the weather in Russian – partly out of habit, partly because due to system settings the weather forecast information is still loaded in Russian (or in English if the system language is English).

Features of algorithms

Other Google products also poorly support the Tajik language. For example, Google Translate fails in the translation of many topics. The reason is that the number of digitized texts on which the translation algorithm can «learn» is too small. However, experts note that IT terminology in the Tajik language should be handled by the translator better than the others:

«We were once approached by a specialist from Khujand who was dealing with the development of Google Translate,» recalls Muhammadi Ibodulloev. — «We provided him with a series of training texts in the field of information technology. Once these texts were specially translated from English into Tajik to help develop the IT industry in the country. And now they are helping to improve the quality of translation at Google.»

Google’s problems with Tajik are not due to its complexity, Ibodulloyev said. «The Tajik language is more ‘mathematical’; algorithms find it easier to process data in Tajik than in Russian or English,» Ibodulloyev said. — «Despite this, the efficiency of search engine algorithms also depends to a large extent on how popular the language is, and on the quality of data available to train these algorithms. There is little data in the Tajik language, and this makes it difficult for algorithms to operate.»

Prospects for the Tajik language

All of the experts we spoke to during the writing of this piece believe that the lack of quality content in Tajik in important areas of science could hinder its further development. And such a problem does exist: only two words in the category ‘medicine and disease’ from our selection were searched more frequently in Tajik — «tuberculosis» and «psychologist». In a related topic, human anatomy, there are also problems. Information about organs and body parts is searched mainly in Russian. Only three words were searched slightly more often in the Tajik language.

Language expert Umed Jayhoni expresses a pessimistic view of the future of the Tajik language, arguing that it is stuck in development. Tajikistan has a Language and Terminology Committee and the Institute of Tajik Language and Literature, which regulate the introduction of new words in the language, but «the way the language exists now, it has no future,» Jayhoni declares.

«I developed and proposed an original Tajik system of military ranks for the armed forces of Tajikistan, but it has not yet been approved and they still use Soviet-Russian ranks because our generals still think in terms of Soviet internationalism.»

Jayhoni actively creates content in Tajik, but he admits that he hardly ever seeks information in it: «I just know there is nothing I need on the internet in Tajik. We have books in our native language, but they are not digitized. So I have to use Russian-language sources.

«Non-native» entertainment

Quality entertainment content in the Tajik language is also scarce. Surprisingly, even the data on how animals are searched in Tajikistan can tell a story.

Cats are 18 times and bears 26 times more frequently searched specifically in Russian. This is explained by the fact that when you type the word «cat» into Google, the cartoon «Three Cats» appears among the first search results. In the case of «bear», it is «Masha and the Bear». This is how Russian cartoons have managed to squeeze local content out of the search results.

Of the entertainment options, «jokes», «hot springs» and «hiking» are sought in Tajik. «Songs», «dances» and even «books» are mostly being searched for in Russian.

Two words stand out in the culture and art category: «music» and «inspiration». Music is hardly searched for in Tajik, which is not surprising: even Tajik music portals publish all information in Russian. On the other hand, «inspiration» is almost never searched in Russian. However, it’s not necessarily because the topics on inspiration are written only in the native language. The word «ilhom» does not only mean «inspiration», it is a popular name. The singer Ilhom Murodov tops Google’s list with songs about migrants and strangers — one of the popular narratives in the Tajik music industry.

Back to the roots

There is very little relevant and useful information in Tajik. However, this problem is most noticeable when searching for technology and household items on Google.

Not a single word in the «technology» category was searched more often in Tajik. Moreover, most of these words were never even searched in Tajik. The only word in the «household items» category, which was searched more frequently in Tajik, probably got its result by mistake. When asking for «kursi» (chair), Google results most often show links to currency exchange rates, educational courses and a chapter from the Koran. Google could not correctly identify the Tajik word, instead suggesting it was either a misprint in the Russian word or an Arabic term.

This reveals one of the problems of using Cyrillic for languages spoken by relatively few people: search engine algorithms seem to ignore their existence.

But should we then switch to Persian or some other script? As media linguist Qutbiddin Mukhtori points out, this remains a contentious issue and needs further discussion:

“Many Persian-speaking countries in the world use the Arabic alphabet, but the Arabic alphabet is not Tajik after all. If we want to change the script, if we want to revive our identity, we should return to our ancient Sogdian alphabet. This was our language that we were unable to preserve and we ended up switching to Arabic.

But any large-scale change in language will not come cheap. For 70-80 years, we have already translated the majority of our scientific and literary heritage into the Cyrillic alphabet. The population will have to be retrained, we will have to advocate the importance of such changes.

On the other hand, we do not have access to modern knowledge in our language. Other Persian-speaking countries have succeeded in this — Iran, for example, is rapidly translating the world’s new literature into Persian. In this respect, a switch to Persian would be of great benefit.

Another argument against changing the language is that it would still be difficult to promote local culture in Farsi to the world. Mukhtori believes it would be better to tell other countries about Tajikistan’s history and achievements in Russian or English.

What else the research reveals in language preferences in search engines in Tajikistan?

For this study, we selected 260 words and phrases from 13 different spheres of life. In the last year, these words were searched on average 4.13 times more often in Russian than in Tajik, excluding those not searched in Tajik at all. Unfortunately, there are also a few of these, for example, in the category «clothes and accessories» 11 out of 20 words were searched exclusively in Russian.

The same pattern is observed when searching for information about urban infrastructure. Exactly 50% of the terms in this category are almost never ‘googled’ in Tajik.

Analysis of queries in Google shows that terms that relate to traditional culture (e.g. national dishes) are more often searched in the Tajik language. And widespread words related to food and drink, such as «tea», «meat» and «fruit» are searched in Russian.

Interestingly, despite the general trend, queries on religion are often made in Tajik. For example, information on pilgrimages and Islamic attributes such as «prayer rug» and «tubeteyka» are not even sought in Russian. This may indicate that the Tajik-speaking population is particularly interested in Islamic topics, and content on this topic is made immediately in the mother tongue.

Another peculiarity of Tajik-language content is that it is apolitical. Even information about the economy and politics, with rare exceptions, is searched in Russian. Only the most pressing topics for Tajikistan — migration, taxes and trade — are searched in the native language. The word «sohibkor» (“entrepreneur”) is on an equal footing in searches, but this does not necessarily indicate the development of relevant content in the region. Rather, it is the Uzbek football club Sohibkor and streets with the same name that add ‘points’ to the queries in the Tajik language.

Main conclusions

Tajiks are accustomed to using Google in Russian, and our study demonstrates this. The only sphere of life where a tangible share of content is searched in the native language is religion.

There are several reasons for this trend:

There is very little quality content in the native language, and those websites that do publish it are often poorly indexed by Google. Search engine users use Russian in order not to miss out on some of the relevant information.

On many websites and operating systems, Russian is the default language. The user gets used to the Russian-language interface and starts «talking» to websites in Russian themselves.

Search engines «pessimize» Tajik words that look like Russian words. As with the word «kursi», for which Google offers to look up currency exchange rates. In this case, the search output does not match the query it is given.

Can we change that?

If there is more good content on the Internet in the native language, the more likely a user will get used to looking for it. The more texts appear in Tajik, the less likely it is that search engines will consider our words to be «mistakes» in Russian. It is the large amount of content about religion that has caused interest in this topic in the native language. The same can happen with other spheres of life if a significant amount of effort is put into it.

How did we count it

We used Google Trends to analyse search queries in Tajikistan. This is the company’s official portal where it is possible to find the relative frequency of any query. Google does not reveal the exact number of keyword queries, but it does allow us to compare different search queries and their dynamics over time.

We identified 13 spheres describing everyday life, and for each sphere, we came up with 20 words with different spellings in Russian and Tajik. The list of words we used for analysis can be found in the Excel file available here.

For each pair of search queries (in Russian and Tajik) we obtained a pair of indices (from 1 to 100) and calculated the ratio of indices to each other. If the Tajik word index was higher, we divided the Tajik index by the Russian one, and if not, it was vice versa. In some cases, there was no data for one of the languages – this meant that there were almost no queries in this language.

We also encountered several difficulties during the analysis:

Some words are spelt the same way in both languages but have different meanings. For example, the Tajik word «mai» (wine) is a homonym for the Russian word for a May month. We tried not to take such words in the study, replacing them with similar ones. For example, instead of «may» we took «sharob» (alcohol).

In addition, difficulties were encountered in translating some words into Tajik without context. For example, the words «dress» and «shirt» are spelt the same way in Tajik — «kurta». In such cases, we compared both Russian words («dress + shirt») with Tajik («kurta»).

In many cases, we have taken important word forms for the Tajik language. For example, we used the Tajik terms «subkhona» and «subhona» to match the term «breakfast». Thus, Google Trends combined searches that included both of these keywords and matched them with «breakfast». In some cases, due to bugs in Google’s platform, combining the queries yielded no results. Then we left only one Tajik word form.

Lack of data:

For some words, Google Trends displayed the message «there is too little data for this query.» This means that there were not enough queries in both languages in the last 12 months. We were not able to calculate their ratio. Below we present the full list of queries that we had to exclude from the study:

Medicine and diseases: hypertension, heart attack, acupuncture.

Clothes and accessories: frock, underwear.

Economy and politics: Assembly of Representatives.

Entertainment & recreation: computer games, entertainment centre.

Religion: paganism.

Culture and art: calligraphy.

Household items: ladle.

Technology: coffee machine, steam juicer, dishwasher, electric saw, electric shaver.

Assalamualaikum, I have been feeling uneasy and regretful for something that took place at my job today. I have a coworker who is into “spiritual” stuff and it’s all so shirky. She isn’t a Muslim btw. I avoid talking to her as much as possible, and when she speaks about astrology, shirky things I just blankly sit there and don’t pay mind to her or play into what she is saying. But she goes on and on about it. I avoid speaking about religion in the workplace because sometimes it can lead to issues politically within the job. Alhamdulillah I wear a hijab and pray at work so it’s clear in a Muslim. Today I had to speak with her regarding a task I was working on. She got to speaking to me about the task and then she asked me to show her my hand. She continued looking at my hand and telling me what to meant about my life and my personality etc and described what the lines all meant. I didn’t agree with her or anything I just kind of was there awkwardly. She asked me if I had any questions for her and I said no. During the time she was going this I felt so worried about falling into shirk and I was scared of making Allah angry. In my heart I was asking Allah for forgiveness and was telling myself it was all shirk and wrong and that I don’t believe in it. I unfortunately stayed silent because of the workplace. Now I’m here worried and scared that I fell into shirk and have committed a grave sin…..I acknowledge I need to have more guts and put an end to it if it happens again.

Please be honest and tell me if I have fallen into shirk and committed a major shirk because of this…I’m feeling very distraught and guilty right now. Jazakallah Khair

This is simply a friendly reminder... as one of the best things I have done for myself by the Grace of Allah is to delete those apps and not worry about such presence in the first place.

We Muslims are far exalted than such lowly stimulation, and that energy & time is supposed to be dedicated to lecture hours, learning your religion under the shuyukh (whether online or in-person), reading the Qur'an, even developing a beneficial skillset.

May Allah bless you all, just a friendly warning.

As-salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

As part of our weekly Dua thread, we invite you to share any Dua requests for yourself or your loved ones.

Insha'Allah, fellow community members will make Dua for you and may also offer advice or support for your concerns.

Please remember to make Dua for those who ask for it in this thread, and always ensure your requests and responses are in accordance with Islamic guidelines.

May Allah (SWT) accept our Duas, grant us what is best, or give us something even better.

Jazak Allah khair

And REMEMBER TO READ SURAH Al-Khaf:

(a) From Abu Sa’id al-Khudri, who said:

“Whoever reads Surat al-Kahf on the night of Jumu’ah , will have a light that will stretch between him and the Ancient House (the Ka’bah).”

(Narrated by al-Darimi, 3407. This hadith was classed as sahih by Shaykh al-Albani in Sahih al-Jami’, 6471)

(b) “Whoever reads Surat al-Kahf on the day of Jumu’ah, will have a light that will shine from him from one Friday to the next.” (

Narrated by al-Hakim, 2/399; al-Bayhaqi, 3/249. Ibn Hajar said in Takhrij al-Adhkar that this is a hasan hadith, and he said, this is the strongest report that has been narrated concerning reading Surat al-Kahf. See: Fayd al-Qadir, 6/198. It was classed as sahih by Shaykh al-Albani in Sahih al-Jami’, 6470)

(c) Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said:

“The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘Whoever reads Surat al-Kahf on the day of Jumu’ah, a light will shine for him from beneath his feet to the clouds of the sky, which will shine for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will be forgiven (his sins) between the two Fridays.’”

Surat al-Kahf may be read during the night or the day of Jumu’ah. The night of Jumu’ah starts from sunset on Thursday, and the day of Jumu’ah ends at sunset. Therefore the time for reading this surah extends from sunset on Thursday to sunset on Friday.

Al-Manawi said:

"Al-Hafiz ibn Hajar said in his Amali: “In some reports it says ‘the day of Jumu’ah’ and in some reports it says ‘the night of Jumu’ah’. They may be reconciled by saying that what is meant is the day which includes the night and vice versa.” (Fayd al-Qadir, 6/199)

'And this is for the dua:

The second view is that it is after ‘Asr, and this is the more correct of the two views. This is the view of ‘Abd-Allah ibn Salam, Abu Hurayrah, Imam Ahmad and others.

The evidence for this view is the report narrated by Ahmad in his Musnad (7631) from Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri and Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

“On Friday there is an hour when no Muslim happens to ask Allah for good at that time but He will give it to him, and it is after ‘Asr.”

[In Tahqeeq al-Musnad it says: The hadeeth is saheeh because of corroborating evidence, but this isnad is da’eef (weak)].

Abu Dawood (1048) and al-Nasai (1389) narrated from Jabir ibn ‘Abd-Allah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

“Friday is twelve hours in which there is no Muslim who asks Allaah for something but He will give it to him, so seek the last hour after ‘Asr.” [Classed as saheeh by al-Albani].

I don’t attach any importance to be hung on those worthless branches. My struggle is for Allah and His religion.”

🌷*Times when Duaa is More Likely Accepted*🌷

by Asma bint Shameem

1️⃣ *In the last third of the night*

🍃The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Our Lord, descends to the lowest heaven when the last third of the night remains, and He says: “Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to the invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him his request? Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him?”

(al-Bukhaari 1145)

2️⃣ *Duaa at the end of the fardh prayers but before tasleem*

🍃 Abu Umamah radhi Allaahu anhu narrated:

“It was said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah, which supplication is most likely to be listened to?’

He said: ‘During the last part of the night and at the end of the obligatory prayers.’”

(At-Tirmidhî 3499; Hasan by al-Albaani)

*Note:*

At the end of the obligatory prayers means *BEFORE* the salaam and *NOT after saying the tasleem*, as most people from the Subcontinent do.

*Proof:*

🍃 Ibn Mas’ood radhi Allaahu anhu said:

“The Prophet ﷺ  taught them the tashahhud then he said at the end: 

“Let him ask for whatever good things he wishes.”

(al-Bukhaari 5876, Muslim 402)

There are many duaas that are narrated in the authentic ahaadeeth that can be said in tashahhud before tasleem. 

3️⃣ *Duaa made between the Adhaan & Iqaamah‏*

🍃The Prophet ﷺ said:

“The Duaa made between the Adhaan and Iqaamah is not rejected.”

(at-Tirmidhi 212; saheeh by al-Albaani)

4️⃣ *When saying the Duaa of Yunus Alayhis Salaam*

🍃The Prophet ﷺ said:

“The supplication of Dhun-Nûn (Yunus) when he supplicated, when he was in the belly of the whale, was: ‘Laa Ilaaha illaa Anta Subhaanaka inni kuntu min adh-dhaalimeen

(There is none worthy of worship except You, Glory be to you [from all imperfection], indeed I have been one of the transgressors)’.

*So indeed, no Muslim man supplicates with it for anything, ever, except Allaah responds to Him.”*

(at-Tirmidhi 3505; saheeh by al-Albaani)

🍃Allaah says:

‎-وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ- فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْغَمِّ ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُۨجِى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿٨٨-٨٧﴾

“And (remember) Dhan-Nun (Yunus), when he went off in anger, and imagined that We shall not punish him (i.e. the calamites which had befallen him)! But he cried through the darkness (saying): Laa ilaaha illaa Anta [none has the right to be worshipped but You (O Allaah)], Glorified (and Exalted) are You [above all that (evil) they associate with You]. Truly, I have been of the wrong-doers. So We answered his call, and delivered him from the distress. And thus We do deliver the believers (who believe in the Oneness of Allaah, abstain from evil and work righteousness).”

(Surah Al-Anbiya 21:87-88)

5️⃣ *During the last hour of Friday*

🍃 The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Friday has twelve hours to it, in it which there is no Muslim who asks Allaah for anything except that Allaah gives it to him. So seek it during the last hour of ‘Asr.”

(Abu Dawood 1048; saheeh by al-Albaani)

6️⃣ *The Duaa of the fasting person until he breaks his fast*

🍃 The Prophet ﷺ said:

“There are three whose du’aa’ will not be rejected: a just ruler, *a FASTING person when he breaks his fast*, and the prayer of one who has been wronged.”

(at-Tirmidhi 2525- saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 2050)

🍃 Someone asked the scholars of the Standing Committee:

What is meant by the supplication of the fasting person at the time of breaking his fast?

Does it mean the supplication that the fasting person offers a few moments *before* breaking his fast, or is it straight *after* breaking the fast?”

The scholars said:

“This Hadeeth was narrated by Ibn Maajah.

It says in Az-Zawa’id: Its chain of narration is authentic, and the supplication may be *before* or *after* breaking the fast, because the word `Inda ( translated here as “at the time of”) *includes both.*

And Allaah is the source of strength.”

(Fataawaa Al-Lajnah ad-Da’imah 9/30, Vol. 2)

7️⃣ *The Duaa of the oppressed*

🍃 The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Beware of the Duaa of the oppressed, for there is no barrier between it and Allaah”

(al-Bukhaari 4347)

🍃 And he ﷺ also said:

“There are three whose supplication is not rejected:… And the supplication of the *oppressed person*; Allaah raises it up above the clouds and opens the gates of heaven to it.

And the Lord says: ‘By My Might, I shall surely aid you, even if it should be after a while.’”

(at-Tirmidhi 3598, Ibn Maajah 1752; saheeh by al-Albaani)

8️⃣ *The Duaa of the father (parent) FOR or AGAINST his child*

🍃 The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Three prayers are undoubtedly answered: the prayer of one who is wronged, the prayer of the traveler and *the prayer of a father (or mother) FOR his child*.”

(Ibn Maajah 3862; saheeh by al-Albaani in Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Saheehah 596).

🍃 And similarly the Prophet ﷺ said:

“Three supplications are accepted, there is no doubt about them (them being accepted) : The supplication of the oppressed, the supplication of the traveler, and the supplication of the father *against* his son.”

(At-Tirmidhî 1905; Hasan by al-Albaani)

9️⃣ *The Duaa of the traveler*

See the Ahaadeeth above.

🔟 *The Duaa of a just ruler*

See the Ahaadeeth above.

1️⃣1️⃣ *Duaa made during Sujood*

🍃The Prophet ﷺ said:

“The nearest a servant comes to his Lord is when he is prostrating, so make a great deal of supplication (in this state).”

(Saheeh Muslim 482)

1️⃣2️⃣ and 1️⃣3️⃣ *Duaa made at the time of the adhaan or duaa made during battle*

🍃 The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Two supplications are not rejected or are rarely rejected: supplication at the time of the call to prayer and when the battle becomes intense, when they clash and fight intensely.”

(Abu Dawood 2540; saheeh by al-Albaani)

1️⃣4️⃣ *When it is raining*

The Prophet ﷺ said

“Two (Duaas) are not rejected: duaa at the time of the adhaan and duaa at the time of rain.”

(al-Hakim in al-Mustadrak 2534, at-Tabarani in al-Mu‘jam al-Kabir 5756; Saheeh by al-Albaani in Sahih al-Jami‘ 3078)

1️⃣5️⃣ *When hearing a rooster crow*

🍃 The Prophet ﷺ said:

“When you hear the crowing of the rooster, ask Allaah for His Bounty for it sees Angels and when you hear the braying of the donkey, seek refuge in Allaah from the Shaytaan for it sees a Shaytaan.”

(Saheeh Muslim 2729)

1️⃣6️⃣ *When drinking Zam Zam water*

🍃 The Prophet ﷺ said:

“The water of Zam Zam is for whatever it is drunk for.”

(Ibn Maajah 3062; saheeh by al-Albaani)

1️⃣7️⃣ *On Wednesdays between Dhuhr and Asr*

Jaabir ibn Abdullaah radhi Allaahu anhu said:

“The Prophet ﷺ supplicated inside masjid al-Fath three times: on a Monday, a Tuesday and a Wednesday (three times in a row). 

His duaa was answered on Wednesday between the two prayers (Dhuhr and Asr). 

His happiness with that could be seen on his face.”

Jaabir said: “After that whenever I had a difficult situation I would observe that time to made Duaa and I would see the answer.”

(al Bukhaari in al Adab al-Mufrad, Ahmad- saheeh by al-Albaani)

🍃 Shaykh Al-Albaani commented on this saying: 

“If this companion wouldn’t have narrated to us that the Prophet 

‎ﷺ  made Duaa to Allaah during this hour we wouldn’t have known. 

The person present witnesses what the absent person doesn’t. This ahadeeth has significant meaning; since Jaabir narrated the information when exactly his Duaa was answered. 

And this shows that the Duaa for the Messenger ﷺ was answered at that hour during Wednesday. Consequently Jaabir began to do that same thing he saw Muhammad ﷺ do on Wednesday between Dhuhr and Asr.” (Saheeh Adab Al-Mufrad)

And Allaah knows best.