Dua for one’s Muslim brother in his absence

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Shaykh Ebrahim Salejee

Q: “Dua for one’s Muslim brother in his absence” What does it mean exactly?

Bismillaah

A: The meaning of the hadith is clear i.e. making dua for him in a way that he doesn’t even know that you are making dua for him.

عن أبى عبد الرحمن عن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال إن أسرع الدعاء إجابة دعوة غائب لغائب (سنن أبي داود رقم 1537)

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)


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This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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