Imaam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (may
Allaah have mercy on him) stated:
If supplication is combined with
presence of mind, assembled altogether for the entreaty and it coincides with
one of the six periods of acceptance of supplication mentioned in the Sunnah. They
are the last one third of the night, at the call to prayer, between the adhaan and iqaamah, at the end of the obligatory prayers, when the Imam
ascends the pulpit on Friday until the prayer is over, the last hour after ‘Asr
prayer on Friday. Moreover, if it happens together with devoutness of the
heart, humility before Allah, submissiveness to Him, and imploring Him
earnestly and gently with the supplicant facing the Qiblah while in a state of
purity and raising his hands to Allah the most High.
He should commence the supplication with
praises and exaltation of Allah then he should send peace and blessings upon
Muhammad, His slave and Messenger. After that, he should give preference to asking
for repentance and forgiveness before his needs. Thereafter he should enter
upon Allah, urge Him concerning the request and show love to Him. He should
invoke Him in fear and hope and seek nearness to Him with His Names, Attributes
and Oneness. He should also offer charity before his supplication, for this
supplication would hardly be rejected especially if it tallies with the supplications
that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stated that are more
likely to be accepted or the ones that consist of Allah’s Greatest Names.
Source: Al-Jawaab al-Kaafee Liman
Sa’ala ‘an ad-Dawaa’ ash-Shaafee by Imaam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah, translated
by Abdus-Samee Abdus-Salaam.
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