The Best Times to Make Du’a

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Last Third of the Night

The Prophet  ﷺ  said: “Our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, comes every night down on the nearest Heaven to us when the last third of the night remains, saying: “Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to 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?”
[Sahih Al-Bukhari, 1145]

During the Rain

The Prophet  ﷺ  said: “Two supplications are not rejected, or seldom rejected: the supplication at the call to prayer and under the rain.”
[Sunan Abi Dawud 2540]

Between Adhan and Iqamah

The Prophet  ﷺ  said, “Supplication is not rejected between the call to prayer and its commencement.” They said, “What should we say, oh Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet  ﷺ  said, “Ask Allah for wellness in the world and in the Hereafter.”
[Sunan al-Tirmidhi 3594]

In Tashahhud before Tasleem

The Prophet  ﷺ  taught them the Tashahhud then he said at the end: “Let him ask for whatever good things he wishes.”
[Sahih Muslim, 402]

When Drinking Zamzam Water

The Prophet  ﷺ  said: “The water of Zamzam is for whatever it is drunk for.”
[Sunan Ibn Majah, 3062]

An Hour on Friday

“There is an hour (opportune time) on Friday and if a Muslim gets it while praying and asks something from Allah, then Allah will definitely meet his demand.” And he pointed out the shortness of that time with his hands.
[Sahih al-Bukhari, 935]
He has also said, “Friday is divided into twelve hours. Amongst them there is an hour in which a Muslim does not ask Allah for anything but He gives it to him. So seek it in the last hour after the afternoon prayer.”
[Sunan Abi Dawud, 1048]

While Traveling and Fasting

The Prophet  ﷺ  said: “There are three whose supplication is not rejected: The fasting person when he breaks his fast, the just leader, and the supplication of the oppressed person; Allah 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]

During Sujood

The Prophet  ﷺ  said: “The nearest a servant comes to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication (in this state).”
[Sahih Muslim, 482]

Under Oppression or Being Subjected to Injustice

The Prophet  ﷺ  said: “Beware of the supplication of the oppressed, for there is no veil between it and Allah.”
[Sahih Bukhari, 4347]

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