{"id":94354,"date":"2026-01-23T17:09:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muslimmatters.org\/?p=94354"},"modified":"2026-01-24T21:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T02:00:49","slug":"muhammad-al-shareef-taught-dua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muslimmatters.org\/2026\/01\/23\/muhammad-al-shareef-taught-dua\/","title":{"rendered":"What Shaykh Muhammad Al Shareef Taught Us About Making Dua"},"content":{"rendered":"

I took Visionaire<\/em>, a course about making \u201cdream duas,\u201d the last time it was ever taught by Shaykh Muhammad al Shareef. While I thought I would continue to learn and deepen my understanding of his teachings for years to come, Allah \"sub\u1e25\u0101nahu had different plans. As I revisit the course in preparation for Ramadan this year, here are the basics of what I learned about making dua from the shaykh before his passing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s Sunnah to Aim for the Highest in Your Duas\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Prophet\u2019s \"\u1e63allall\u0101hu final words were a dua. He was lying in the lap of his beloved wife, Aisha \"ra\u1e0dyAll\u0101hu, and she just used a miswak to clean his teeth. His final words were, \u201cOh Allah, in the highest companionship,\u201d1<\/a><\/sup>https:\/\/sunnah.com\/bukhari:4463<\/span> referring to his desired station in the akhirah.<\/span> Throug this dua, we can see the final act of the Prophet \"\u1e63allall\u0101hu was making a lofty dua.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Following in his footsteps, we should also make huge duas that only Allah \"sub\u1e25\u0101nahu can fulfill. Dua is not about us, what we can have, or what we deserve; dua is about the One who will answer it. Thus, we raise our standards when it comes to dua without needing to be timid, moderate, shy, or embarrassed to ask Allah \"sub\u1e25\u0101nahu or anything we want. <\/span><\/p>\n

If we can reach the zone of \u201cslightly unrealistic,\u201d we\u2019ve started asking Allah \"sub\u1e25\u0101nahu at a scale that is fitting to His Majesty. We\u2019ve reached that zone when we become confused or feel uncomfortable because we can\u2019t figure out how a dua could ever come into volition. For example, someone wants to change their career and needs time and money for further education. Once they start struggling to figure out the logistics of how they would make ends meet without working full-time and balance their family life, that\u2019s where Allah\u2019s Divine capability intercedes. The duas we make should aim to reflect Allah\u2019s \"sub\u1e25\u0101nahu infinite ability and not our finite human limitations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You Can Make Dua Out of Pain or Pleasure<\/span><\/h2>\n

We can make dua from a state of pain or pleasure, and that Allah \"sub\u1e25\u0101nahu listens to both.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Allah \"sub\u1e25\u0101nahu answers the duas of pain and desperate need and says so in the Quran.\"\" <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIs He [not best] who responds to the desperate one when he calls upon Him and removes evil and makes you inheritors of the earth? Is there a deity with Allah? Little do you remember.”<\/em> [Surah An-Naml; 27:62]<\/span><\/p>\n

The Prophet \"\u1e63allall\u0101hu has also taught us<\/span>\u00a0that Allah \"sub\u1e25\u0101nahuguarantees to answer anyone who uses the specific dua of Prophet Yunus \"'alayhi'l-sal\u0101m2<\/a><\/sup>https:\/\/sunnah.com\/tirmidhi:3505<\/span>\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

“And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, “There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.”<\/strong><\/em> [Surah Al-Anbiya; 21:87]<\/span><\/p>\n

The good news is that when we are trapped in the belly of the whale, so to speak, in our own lives, we know our pleas will be answered. However, if times of crisis are the only times when we make dua, we will find ourselves constantly needing to be in a disaster to perform this powerful act of worship. On the flip side, when we\u2019re not in pain, we completely disconnect from dua and remain quiet. That sounds pretty sad and is a huge disadvantage to only make dua from pain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, we can also make dua out of pleasure\u2013ones that make us excited and put a smile on our faces. These duas are the ones we say, \u201cI can\u2019t wait to get into sajdah to make dua for this\u201d because we\u2019re looking forward to having them answered with so much anticipation. These duas can be separated into three broad categories: things we want to experience, things we want to own, and the type of person we would like to become. Being able to connect to the duas that encapsulate our dreams, is not silly or trivial. They build the intimacy in our relationship with Allah because we continue to ask and ask and ask from Him, even during the good times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, we should look for hacks to create optimistic duas we can feel excited for even during times of sadness and distress. If we are experiencing doom during a calamity, is there a happy future we can look forward to? We should try to make dua for that as a solution to the current crisis we are facing. For example, a woman has just given birth but has severe health complications and has been in the ICU for a week. While her family is distraught, hoping she\u2019ll recover, they probably can\u2019t think of anything else to pray for. Instead of repeating <\/span>Ya Allah, give her a full recovery<\/span><\/i>, maybe they can look forward to the mom enjoying her baby\u2019s first birthday or high school graduation in full health. <\/span>Ya Allah, let her bake the baby\u2019s first birthday cake. Ya Allah, let her make a heartfelt speech about her baby\u2019s accomplishments at his graduation dinner.\u00a0 <\/span><\/i>Doesn\u2019t that sound optimistic, exciting, and so beautiful? Sometimes, it is easier to repeat a dua and stay consistent with asking for it when the dua itself looks on the brighter side of a painful, trying situation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Give Your Dua an Emotional Charge<\/span><\/h2>\n
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“The undercurrent to making dua regularly and being truly committed to it is being moved emotionally in some way.” [PC: Haci Elmas (unsplash)]<\/p><\/div>The undercurrent to making dua regularly and being truly committed to it is being moved emotionally in some way. As mentioned above, the emotions can range from negative to positive\u2013sadness, desperation, outrage, fear, excitement, joy, anticipation, etc. Finding an emotional charge for a dua, and specifically a \u201cdream dua,\u201d entails knowing it can be real and imagining it as so. Using visualization techniques, such as making a collage of photos that represent what the actualized dua would look like or imagining what it might smell or sound like, can help build the emotional charge we need to fuel our dua habit. We will find even more excitement when we ask for something if we\u2019ve taken some time to relish in what it would be like to have that dua answered exactly as it has been asked.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dua is Not Just Spontaneous, it Involves Careful Preparation and Diligent Work<\/span><\/h2>\n

Dua doesn\u2019t have to be a spontaneous string of words that come from fleeting feelings in our hearts at the given time of the dua. Dream duas that we commit to repeating often involve careful preparation. We must introspect on our current lives and the future lives we wish to live. We can try to visualize what those duas would look, smell, feel, sound, and taste like. We can explore all of the possibilities and brainstorm before committing to a select few. We can think about the words that best capture what we imagine. It might take 10 or 20 attempts to find the perfect wording for a dua and even involve input from others. The duas we make don\u2019t have to be carefully guarded and secret; we are welcome to get help for them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The work doesn\u2019t stop at coming up with the duas. We can commit to making dua according to a dua habit we devise. (Specifically in Visionaire, the dua habit involves making dream duas multiple times a day\/night throughout Ramadan and for 6 months afterwards.) We can also commit to working on making those duas come true with our own efforts, keeping in mind that we seek the worldly means <\/span>and<\/span><\/i> trust in Allah \"sub\u1e25\u0101nahu.3<\/a><\/sup>https:\/\/sunnah.com\/tirmidhi:2517<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Grand Duas Help us Grow<\/span><\/h2>\n

As humans, there is no point where we\u2019ve finally \u201carrived\u201d or \u201cmade it\u201d in our lives because things constantly change. We are either growing or dying in everything we do. There is always another mountain to climb; we just have to be the ones to find it. The champion MMA fighter Khabib couldn\u2019t get any higher than being a world champion, right? What he decided to pivot to next was coaching a future world champion. He found another goal to fight for. Our grand \u201cdream duas\u201d benefit us by helping us find, and eventually achieve, our next growth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Moreover, dream duas can help motivate us, keep us focused on a clear vision, and hold ourselves accountable. If we find that there are duas we keep coming back to over 5-10 years, we can double down on investing in ourselves in those areas to complete our end of the bargain<\/span>.4<\/a><\/sup>https:\/\/sunnah.com\/tirmidhi:2517<\/span> We can do whatever we can in that area and leave the rest to Allah \"sub\u1e25\u0101nahu.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Feel Guilty about Making Dua for Dunya\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

There is nothing wrong with making dua for the dunya. In the Quran, we are taught to say a dua that asks for the best in this dunya.\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

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But among them is he who says, “Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.”<\/em> [Surah Al-Baqarah; 2:201]<\/span><\/p>\n

The key is that we are not exclusively making dua for the dunya. That feeling of guilt is coming from Shaytan, who is trying to prevent us from engaging in a good deed. We shouldn\u2019t be shy about asking for anything from Allah. As a matter of fact, the more we ask, the happier Allah is and the closer we become to Allah through dua.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another form of guilt that can deceive us is feeling as if we shouldn\u2019t ask for more if we\u2019re supposed to be grateful for what we already have. However, Allah \"sub\u1e25\u0101nahu states that those who are truly grateful will experience an ever-increasing abundance of more to be grateful for [<\/span>https:\/\/quran.com\/ibrahim\/7<\/span><\/a>.] This dispels the idea that being truly grateful means that a person will never deserve, or desire, more.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m Too Scared to Make Dua for the Wrong Thing<\/span><\/h2>\n

Some of us may be faced with dua paralysis when we feel\u00a0<\/span>nervous that we are going to ask Allah \"sub\u1e25\u0101nahu for something that will turn out to be bad for us in the end. To quell this fear, we should look at the three ways in which Allah \"sub\u1e25\u0101nahu answers duas. The first answer to the dua is <\/span>yes, and<\/span><\/i> exactly what the dua asked for<\/span><\/i>. The second answer is <\/span>yes, but not now. It will happen later. <\/span><\/i>And the third is <\/span>yes, but I have something better for you.<\/span><\/i> The protection from making dua for a bad thing is built into the way Allah \"sub\u1e25\u0101nahu promises to answer all duas, so make the dua and then leave the rest to Allah \"sub\u1e25\u0101nahu. We must have the best opinion of Allah \"sub\u1e25\u0101nahu and know that He will always send us good according to His all-encompassing knowledge5<\/a><\/sup>https:\/\/sunnah.com\/bukhari:7405<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dua is a Lifeforce that will Change You<\/span><\/h2>\n

Dua is a lifeforce that reminds us of the miracles that we are. Aren\u2019t humans just \u201cghosts inside a skeletal meat living on a rock hurtling through space?\u201d Shaykh Muhammad reminds us.6<\/a><\/sup>https:\/\/quran.com\/51\/20-22<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Our lives are a sign of Our Creator, the One who can do what we aren\u2019t even capable of imagining or knowing. Thus, dua isn\u2019t about us; it\u2019s about the all-powerful and infinite God whom we worship. As a matter of fact, even non-Muslims know dua works\u2013they just call it by different names like manifesting, the principle of positive attraction, etc. Even Shaytan knows dua works\u2026and he shows us how intensely he understands that duas are not about the asker, but the Responder. Shaytan makes the craziest dua\u2013to live forever and have the power to tempt and lead mankind astray. That is a scary level of yaqeen we can all learn from.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dua is the only tool we have to rewrite our destiny. Dua is larger than us. Sometimes we feel like we have to change a lot of things in our lives in order to start or return to making dua. However, we don\u2019t need to change; all we need to do is begin in order for dua to change <\/span>us<\/span><\/i>. Allah \"sub\u1e25\u0101nahu will outstrip our smallest baby steps at the onset of this journey and facilitate our progress as we strive to turn and ask from Him.7<\/a><\/sup>https:\/\/sunnah.com\/ibnmajah:3821<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>So, what are we waiting for now? Get excited about making dua. Godspeed!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Related:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

– Constructing Your Personal Arafah Dua List I Sh. Muhammad Alshareef & Sh. Yahya Ibrahim<\/a><\/p>\n

– From The Chaplain\u2019s Desk: Sayyid Al-Istighfar \u2013 The Greatest Dua For Seeking Forgiveness<\/a><\/p>\n

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