Dua

• Q1 - There is something I really want, it is an object, is there a special dua (supplication) I can recite to get it? 

  A - Salamun Alaykum. May Allah bless you and your family. Allah says in the Quran that Allah does not give human beings things except for what he or she works for. We need to work hard, take responsibility and be dutiful in order to achieve our goals and acquire what we want. However, before seeking that object, it is important, if possible, to get advice from experts and see if this object is good for us. Allah is our Rabb (Nurturer) and al-Qadeer (the Most Powerful), therefore He will do that what is best for us in order to help us fulfill our divine purpose. This means that Allah will give us what is best in fulfilling this divine purpose, and not necessarily what we want as what we want is not always what is best for us. Trust in Allah, continue praying, and read dua tawassul which is a good dua to recite on a daily basis.

  
  
  

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• Q2 - Salam Alaikum,I applied to a job which I really want. Is there a specific dua I can recite that can make my chances to being accepted for the job increase? 

  A - Wa alaikum salam. May Allah bless you and your family. First, As the Quran says everything a human being has is through his or her hard work and then we must trust and rely Allah to give us what is best. Indeed Dua is a very strong tool, so please recite Ziyarat Ashoora and Dua Tawassul, inshaAllah that which is the best for you will happen.

  
  
  

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• Q3 - Can non-Muslims go to heaven after they die?? Is there any way at all for them to go to heaven, one that involves Muslims saying dua for him or praying that person will go to heaven? If there is, can it work for non-Muslims who commit suicide? 

  A - The absolute Owner of Heaven and Hell is Allah and no one else. We cannot judge people based on appearances. Iman (faith) has different layers and has to do with peoples understanding and relationship with Allah. We cannot simply divide people into Muslims and non- Muslims and say that Muslims go to Heaven and non-Muslims to the Hellfire. If the individual has received incontrovertible proof (hujjah) about matters of faith and he/she then knowingly rejects the truth, then there is no hope, but if a person doesnt know about the truth and comes to a wrong conclusion, or if he/she is simply ignorant and had a strong relationship with Allah but the hujjah (proof) was not clear to him/her (e.g. confusing), in that case Allah is the All-Just, the All-Compassionate and the All-Merciful and He will deal with such a person in the best way.
  
  
  
  For non-Muslims, yes we can do dua for anyone that did not reject the truth after the truth was convincingly and definitely manifest to them.
  
  
  
  In regards to suicide, the issue is not simple. Remember that people go through mental and psychological breakdowns and therefore their actions are many not be the result of a stable state of mind and as such, we cannot make definitive judgments about them as well in terms of what will happen in the Afterlife.

  
  
  

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• Q4 - Should a iftar dua be done before or after iftar? 

  A - It is good to make dua and then do iftaar.

  
  
  

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