Is it ok to say dua in english using whatever comes to mind, or do they have to be certain arabic duas? Thank you. Wa alaikum as salamu.
Answer:
After the Tasleem, there are Masnoon (Sunnah) Du’aas to be recited, for example, ?Rabbanaa aatinaa fid-dunyaa hasanatan, wa fil aakhirat hasanatan, wa qinaa adhaaban-naar. Allaahumma a-innaa alaa dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni ibaadatika?
However, if a person has some need and he makes Du’aa in English, then it is totally permissible to make Du’aa in English.
Some Du’aas to be read after Salaat:
? ?Allaahumma antas-salaamu wa minkas-salaamu, tabaarakata yaa dhal-jalaal wal ikraam.? (Al-Azkaar of Imaam Nawawi pg.71)
? ?Allaahumma a-inniy alaa dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni ibaadatika.? (ibid pg.73)
? ‘Allaahumma inniy a?oodhu bika an uradda ilaa ardhalil umr, wa a?oodhu bika min fitnatid-Dunyaa wa a?oodhu bika min adhaabil-Qabr.? (Bukhari Hadith6374)
? ?Allaahumma inniy a?oodhu bika min adhaabin-naaar, wa adhaabil qabr, wa min fitnatil mahyaa wal mamaati, wa sharril maseehid-dajjaal.? (Haakim vol.1 pg.273)
? ?Allaahumma inniy as-aluka fi?lal khayraat wa tarkal munkiraati, wa hubbal masaakin, wa izaa aradta bi ibaadika fitnatan faqbidhny ilayka ghayra maftoon.? (Tirmidhi Hadith 3233)
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai