THE IMPORTANCE, BENEFITS AND POWER OF DU’A

Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.

Alhamdulillah, All praise is due to Alloh, the Lord of the Worlds. The Beneficent, The Merciful. Master of the Day of judgment. Thee do we serve and thee do we beseech for help. Shalawat and salam may be upon to our Great Prophet Muhammad SAW, who has led and guided us from the dark into bright path. And it’s also a great honor for me to stand right here to deliver my speech about “The Importance, Benefits and Power of Du’a.”

Ladies and gentlemen,

What is du’a? What is its importance? And what are its benefits? Why do we tend to use du’a as our hope? Why are we so alienated from the power?

Dear my friends,

How many blessings has Alloh provided us with? It is a blessing that at this moment your heart is beating rhythmically, that air is, by Alloh’s command, entering your lungs and that your eyes are blinking as you read. What would happen if just one of Alloh’s blessing was stripped away from you? and how now have you thanked Alloh, the Highest, for all your blessings?

“And He gave you all that you asked from Him, and if you count the Blessings of Alloh, never will you be able to count them. (And yet) be hold, man is indeed most persistent in wrongdoing, stubbornly ingrate! “(Surah Ibrahim: 34).

Brothers and sisters,

Du’a is a powerful means of asking from Alloh and as the Prophet Muhammad SAW said, “Du’a is worship” (Tirmidzi). Du’a is such a beautiful thing in the sense that we make du’a for our own good and for the good of the Muslim community and yet not only do we have our du’a answered, by the Will of Alloh, but we are also rewarded for worshipping Him. SubhanAlloh.

My dear friends,

Don’t you like to be loved by your family? Your friends? How will it then be if you gained the love of Alloh, your creator and sustainer? The Prophet SAW said : “Nothing is dearer to Alloh than one’s supplication/du’a to Him”. “Du’a is a weapon of a believer, a pillar of religion, and a light of the heavens and the earth”. Using du’a, they can achieve great things and overcome many problems. By making du’a to Alloh, we become aware of our weakness and His greatness. The more we ask from Alloh, the closer we get to Him and the more sincere our actions become. Our trust in Alloh increases and we realize that He is the only one capable of answering our needs and wants.

Dear my friends, There are some benefits of Du’a:

 Pleases the Almighty.

Alloh loves that believers should pray to Him constantly.

 Gives peace and contentment

A person who prays to Alloh, put all faith and trust in Him, never feels alone or lonely. “Those who believe and whose heart are set at rest by the remembrance of Alloh, surely by Alloh’s remembrance are hearts set at rest”

 Increases knowledge and humility

Most du’as teach us about the greatness of Alloh. They also make us aware of our lowly position and our helplessness. This will prevent us from becoming proud and arrogant

 Changes what is destined

Du’a reverts what has been destined. Although Alloh decrees all things, he has given us the ability to make changes through Du’a.

 Averts difficulties

Many problems and difficulties in life can be avoided by praying to Alloh. He is in complete control, and can keep away all afflictions from those who ask Him for that.

Dear my friends,

Whoever ask something from Alloh, his du’a is always heard and answered. Sometimes it is not answered in the way the supplicant expects. No du’a is rejected. A believer who prays and asks from Alloh, is guaranteed one of three things:

 Either his du’a is answered immediately

 Or he is given a reward for it for the hereafter

 Or a difficulty is averted from him.

Remember that He is the one who created you and it is Him to whom you will ultimately return. That’s all from me.

Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.