Can We Always Make Dua? Are There Special Times To Make Dua?

Can we always make dua? Are there special times to make dua?

According to the religion of Islam, there is no special time and place that are allocated to make dua. One may make dua everywhere and everytime. Because it is stated in the Holy Qur’an, “So (give) glory to Allah, when ye reach eventide and when ye rise in the morning; Yea, to Him be praise, in the heavens and on earth; and in the late afternoon and when the day begins to decline.” (Rum, 30/17-18) and the importance of distributing worship and dua within a day is emphasized. However, duas that are made at night and at dawn are more acceptable as it is understood from the Qur’an and hadiths (Tirmidhi, Da’awat, 80). The glad tidings for those who are going to enter Heaven is announced in Surah Al-i ‘Imran as follows, “(Namely), those who say; ‘Our Lord! We have indeed believed: forgive us, then, our sins, and save us from the agony of the fire.’ Those who show patience, firmness and self-control; who are true (in word and deed); who worship devoutly; who spend (in the way of Allah); and who pray for forgiveness in the early hours of morning.” In another verse, it is stated as follows, “They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night, And in the hours of early dawn, they (were found) praying for forgiveness.” (Dhariyat, 51/17-18)

It is declared in hadiths that duas that are made at Ramadan nights, during Arafat waqfah, at nights, when adhan is recited and iqamat is recited, and at the end of fardh prayers will be accepted (Muslim, Salat al-Musafirin, 166; Tirmidhi, Da’awat, 80, 139; Ibn Majah, Siyam, 48).

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWA