Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 26, 2026.
Dua is worship owed to Allah alone
In one sentence
Du'a is worship owed directly and exclusively to Allah, so believers should practice it regularly with humility, certainty, patience, and obedience.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Defines du'a as worship and distinguishes worship through actions from direct requests.
- Emphasizes invoking Allah alone without intermediaries or saint-veneration.
- Explains human dependence on Allah and the virtue of continual supplication.
- Describes obstacles to answered du'a, including impatience, transgression, sin, and unlawful provision.
- Lists effective means and times, including Allah's names, sujood, the last third of the night, and other blessed times.
- Calls for du'a for Muslims facing hardship in Sudan, Yemen, and elsewhere before concluding with prayer.
Try this week
Ask Allah directly for personal needs instead of invoking intermediaries or saints.
Make du'a consistently, including during sujood and at the last third of the night, between adhan and iqamah, and the last hour of Friday.
Ask with humility, secrecy, certainty, and patience rather than rushing or doubting.
Avoid sins and unlawful food, drink, clothing, and income, and repent to Allah.
Learn Allah's beautiful names and use them when making du'a.
Make du'a for Muslims suffering in Sudan, Yemen, and elsewhere.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“The one laying on his bed can make dua. The one sitting down can make dua. The one walking can make dua.”
“How do you know Allah didn't answer your dua? Perhaps Allah took a harm away from you that was similar to it.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminded us that du'a is not an afterthought; it is an act of worship and a direct conversation with Allah. We can ask Allah for guidance, provision, forgiveness, family needs, and relief without needing an intermediary. We should ask with humility and confidence, be patient when the answer seems delayed, and keep away from sins and unlawful provision. We can make du'a every day, especially in sujood and at blessed times, and we should remember Muslims facing hardship in Sudan, Yemen, and everywhere else.
- What is one thing you would like to ask Allah for this week?
- When could you remember to make du'a during salah?
- How can our family make du'a for people who are suffering?
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