Our Duas and Allah plans

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#1 [Permalink] Posted on 14th January 2016 01:09

when u ask Allah about something or u stress on achieving something particular and make dua with heart. (For something permissible) does it mean u are plotting ur plans. You are not following Allah plans and raza?
Quran says Allah is the best of planners. Does it mean, by making dua u take thing by force n do not Go with Allah planning. You go with Your own planning. Please clarify this difference of Allah planing clashes with our Duas.

I have made many duas. Now i think i could get better option than my Duas. Those were best still I think... Those were my plans I could get much better than tht wid Allah plans. If not better still i would prefer Allah plans n choices rather than mine..

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#2 [Permalink] Posted on 14th January 2016 09:28

Go through the "Islamic Images with a lesson" thread there's so much one can learn from there and many of your questions will be answered inshaAllah.

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#3 [Permalink] Posted on 14th January 2016 14:13

Of the top of my head, here are my mental notes about what some of the Scholars have stated because I am writing from memory and also the lectures were in Urdu it might not be exact word for word but a general explanation.

"When a beggar approaches you, in the street and starts persistently pestering you for money you become angry and finally out of anger you throw the money at him....If you persistently ask people for help they will become upset and displeased with you. But ALLAH is so gracious and generous and loving that when you ask him, he becomes pleased and when you stop asking him he becomes displeased...." Maulana Abdul Majeed Nadeem Shah رحمة الله عليه.

Mufti Mahmoodul Hasan Masoodi (DB) states: and I am paraphrasing that we should ask ALLAH persistently for all our needs be they great or small and even if you run out of something as simple as salt, rather then just asking your husband, to get some salt from the shop, first turn to ALLAH make dua and ask him "Ya ALLAH" we have run out of salt please provide us with more. By continuously turning to ALLAH for all your needs you will earn the pleasure of ALLAH, your connection with him will become stronger, and your life will be filled with many blessings."

Mufti Taqi Usmani (DB) states: That Dua itself is a form of Ibaadat (worship) aside from making Dua at the prescribed times, you should make non-stop Dua through out the day, because Dua is a form of Zikr you will get Sawaab for making Dua. He further elaborates that if you are feeling tired make dua, if you feeling cold make dua, in summer time if you are feeling hot make dua, if you are going shopping make dua for barkat, if you are standing at a bus stop make dua asking ALLAH that the Bus comes on time, make dua asking ALLAH to get you to your destination safely, if you are returning home Make Dua to ALLAH that you find everyone in your household in a good mood and in a state of good health. By consistently asking ALLAH for each and everything it will create a powerful bond between you and your creator.

Shaykh Dr Nadeem Qureshi (DB) states: That "when you ask ALLAH always ask for the best in everything....", ( This is my own understanding of that lecture, if you want to purchase a car ask ALLAH for a Rolls Royce, if you want a House ask ALLAH for the best, if you want to get married ask ALLAH for the best of Husbands. By asking ALLAH for the best in everything you are acknowledging the Power and Greatness of ALLAH and that nothing is impossible for ALLAH he has the power to make possible what seems impossible....

So ALLAH knows whats best for you and He will provide you with what is best for your Dhuniyah and Akhirah, if it is better that you have a Toyota instead of a Rolls Royce, or if it is better that you live in a simple house instead of a mansion then ALLAH will bestow those things. But keep asking.)

Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmed (DB) in a lecture to sisters stated that : Some Sisters when they ask their husband for something, and if he does not provide it straight away, they will become upset (Naraaz) and stop speaking to him. Many of these Sisters have the same reaction when asking ALLAH, they will say " I made Duas to ALLAH and I kept asking Him, and he has not provided what I asked for so I am no longer going to make Dua." One should never despair give up or stop making Dua to ALLAH.

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#4 [Permalink] Posted on 14th January 2016 14:21

Allah Gives More Than That

By Abu Eesa Niamatullah

The Prophet ﷺ said:
“No Muslim will make a du‘ā – as long as he avoids something sinful therein or trying to break family ties – except that Allah gives him one of three things:
a) He brings about quickly what he made du‘ā for
b) He stores it for him in the Hereafter
c) He averts from him a similar harm.”
The Companions said, “Well, we’ll make plenty more then!”
The Prophet ﷺ replied, “Allah gives more than that.””

A few notes on this fabulous hadith:
– it was narrated by Abu Sa‘eed al-Khudri (radhyAllahu ‘anhu) and collected by Imam Ahmad and also by Imam Abu Ya‘lā with a good chain. We consider it to be authentic with its supporting narrations, such as the version of ‘Ubadah b. al-Samit as collected by Imam al-Tirmidhi and al-Hakim, and the version of Abu Hurayrah as collected by Imam Ahmad, etc. Here is the original text of the version of Abu Sa‘eed:
ما من مسلم يدعو بدعوة ليس فيها إثم ولا قطيعة رحم إلا أعطاه الله بها إحدى ثلاث
إما أن يعجل له دعوته، وإما أن يدخرها له في الآخرة، وإما أن يصرف عنه من السوء مثلها
قالوا: إذن نكثر
قال: الله أكثر

– the most important lesson from this narration is that whatever happens when you make du‘ā, you will be responded to, and that response will be one of these three amazing blessings, each one brilliant in its own way but little understood by the one supplicating. Once the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, heard this and realised that all and every single one of their du‘ā is being answered in this positive fashion, they didn’t hesitate and stated to the Prophet ﷺ that would then increase even more in the amount of du‘ā they made, to which the Prophet ﷺ said that Allah jalla wa ‘ala would have even more than what that kept asking for, and then more than that too. Allahu Akbar.

– committing sin within the du‘ā could be many things, such as asking for something haram, or being impatient with Allah, or feeling like Allah owes you something when you call upon Him, or speaking arrogantly and loudly etc.

– breaking ties means that you perhaps out of extreme anger, call for harm to a family member even if they have wronged you, or you ask to be removed from the family or that they be removed from you. This again emphasises the importance of studying the fiqh of the family, because it is a massive aspect in our Deen. In simple summarised terms, one must be as patient as possible with all problems in the family set-up. Be anyone and anything but don’t be the one who breaks the family up, cuts the ties, and refuses to meet and speak. Its consequences are devastating. If the other party want to initiate boycotting and ignorant behaviour, let them. But you should keep on trying to fix and connect and normalise as much as humanly possible. And when you can’t any more, and you have reached your absolute limit then know that Allah doesn’t burden a soul more than it can bear. Then stay silent, and don’t make a du‘ā for family ties to be split, but instead ask Allah for strong shoulders and patience to deal with the problem, and that you be protected from their harm. Such a request is very, very different from wishing that you never see your mother again or your sister again etc.

– your du‘ā “being stored” for you in the Hereafter means that a person is actually given something far, far better than what they actually asked for. It means that Allah jalla wa ‘ala makes you patient through your trial that you are asking for help with, and as a result of that in the Hereafter, when Allah shows you your du‘ā that you wanted, and also what you got instead of it by Him not giving it to you at that time, you will realise just how fortunate you was to not get what you asked for! When you are given Jannah for all the tribulations you were patient with, you will realise how well Allah has treated you. So yes that does mean we should be patient through all our difficulties, but you must still ask Allah for help and patience too. Never get out of the habit of making du‘ā, because it works for you even when it “doesn’t” “work” for you.

– the “averting of a similar harm from you” is different from the second response above in that you actually receive this in your lifetime. So you might for example ask for one thing, and not realise how harmful it would be, and by not giving it to you, a harm is taken away from you. Something which looks great now, could be tragic later. We all know that from personal experience with Qadr. How many times have we really wanted something and then years later we are so happy that we didn’t get it? And likewise how many times does a disaster occur and we feel like our life is not worth living, and then soon later you realise it was an incredible blessing that brought so many good effects and results. Or what if you ask for something, and instead Allah decides to save you from kufr? You’d never begrudge that! There are many more examples of this, but the key is that in principle these all happen in your life time, unlike the second category which is for the Akhirah.

– “Allahu akthar” which I have translated as “Allah gives more than that” has different meanings but basically whatever we ask Allah for, however many times, however the number of people, however the length of time itself, Allah has more than that, and gives more than that.

Remember the hadith qudsi as collected by Imam Muslim, where Allah jalla wa ‘ala tells us:
“O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you, to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more than a needle decreases the sea if put into it.”

Whatever we can even imagine to ask for, Allah gives greater than that.
You might ask Allah for something what you consider to be unimaginable, but Allah gives better and even more fantastical than that.

You might ask Allah every second of your waking day, and Allah gives every second of your sleeping night too.
In summary, du‘ā is our quintessential act of worship and we must never tire, let up or ever stop doing it whether you understand the response or not, understand the system or not, or see the results or not, because as long as you keep working at it, it’s working for you.

And Allah knows best.

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#5 [Permalink] Posted on 15th January 2016 07:21

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JazakAllah for the link. I read them. Thnks for your help.

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#6 [Permalink] Posted on 15th January 2016 07:43

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Thanks alot for ur help. I wasn't expecting this detailed reply for my query.
I am satisfied much abt the matter.
Alhamdulillah Allah has answered my duas and blessed me with much than i ever deserved. JazakAllah.

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#7 [Permalink] Posted on 18th January 2016 06:49

of course not Allah asks us to make dua to him?

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#8 [Permalink] Posted on 18th January 2016 06:51

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all fine and good but quote from Quraa and sunnah that is above scholars.

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