Salaam Alaikum.
I admit it. I am indeed guilty, there are certain times when I simply say my Salama to conclude my prayer and just get up and walk away without saying any Du'a after the prayer. Usually, it's either because I am in a hurry. It is quite irresponsible of me to just get up and go. Don't I have anything to be thankful for? Am I grateful for all of Allah's mercies? Is muttering a Du'a under my breath as I fold my mat sufficient enough? No! InshaAllah,
I will make du'a for forgiveness, gratitude, guidance and strength as much as I can in a day. Once upon a time, I used to have a prayer list; A sheet of paper where I wrote down who I should pray for and why. As a very open person, people always come up to me with their problems so I thought it would be nice to add them in my prayers in order to make their worries lighter. I have gradually stopped doing this but inshaAllah, I shall start again.
I cannot reiterate the importance of Du'a
Over and over again, why can't I stick to it? In order to help me with this, I shall blog about Du'as I say and their purposes. For Allah (SWT) mentioned in the Qur'an
وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُواْ لِي وَلْيُؤْمِنُواْ بِي لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ
(Qur'an 2:186)
"...And when My servants ask about Me, I am indeed close to them. I listen to the prayer of every supplicant, when he calls on Me. Let them also, with a will, listen to My call, and believe in Me, so that they may walk in the right way"
(Qur'an 2:186).
