Dua before leaving the home
Q: The du'aa before leaving the home, "Bismillaahi tawakkaltu 'alallaah, wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaah". Who recorded this hadeeth and what is its grading?
Zikr & Dua
Reciting duas with tajweed
Q: I have a question regarding duas and supplications from the Sunnah. In the Quran, there are signs of stopping or continuing on a certain verse and the reader has a choice of either pausing or continuing reading. My question is does this also apply for the duas which we read. For example like the dua after leaving the toilet is ghufranaka, can it also be said as ghufranak? Meaning do duas also have signs of pausing/continuing? For example the third kalima is Subhanallahi walhamdulillahi, wa laa ilaha illallahu Wallahu Akbar wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa billahil aliyyil Azeem. When you recite can you continue by saying Wallahu akbaru instead of stopping and saying Akbar? And can you also say it as Subhanallah instead of Subhanallahi, and walhamdulillah instead of walhamdulillahi, without the i at the end? And can this be done with other duas also?
Dua for those who are suffering
Q: Is there any Masnoon (or any other good) Du'a we can recite for a Muslim who is suffering in prison? Especially for those who are specifically suffering in the prisons of countries like the USA etc.
Congregational zikr
Q: In my local Musjid sometimes after magrib salaah they do mehfil zikr for about 5-10 minutes. They would start off by turning off the lights and we would sit on the floor and have a main person who guides us through the zikr. Throughout the zikr I heard things or words that I have never heard of such as 'Haqhu' and 'Jalashanoo' they would say it in quite an aggressive way which gave me doubts regarding the zikr that had been taking place. My question is:
1. Is this whole gathering permissible?
2. The words used in the aggressive manner 'Haqhu and Jalashanoo' , can they be used?
3. What is Imam Abu Hanifas opinion regarding mehfil zikr?
Reciting Durood and Kalimas in the state of janaabat
Q: Can we recite darood or kalima's or anything else in the state of janaabah?
Making zikr and reciting durood during haidh
Q: Is it permissible to recite ayat-e-karima and durood tunajjina during haidh?
Taking the names of Badri Sahaaba in one's dua
Q: I just wanted to know is it true that when you make dua and you take some of the names of the sahaaba (participants) of the battle of Badr then Insh Allah Allah will accept your dua? If this is true how would you say this in your dua?
Durood e tunjeena
Q: Is durood e tunjeena shirk or it is ok recite it?
A short Durood
Q: Let me know of a short durood that can be recited in abundance and easy to memorize.
Should one say "Yaa Allah aap" or "Yaa Allah tu" when making dua in Urdu?
Q: What is the correct way of making dua in Urdu? Should we say "Yaa Allah aap?" or "Yaa Allah tu?"