How to make Dua: Tip #29

To repeat the du’a three times

Repeating the Dua 3 times brings about a sense of urgency, this was practised by the Prophet Muhammad [May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him] many times.

This is a recommended action while making a du’a, for it shows a sense of urgency in obtaining what is asked for. The act of repeating a dua thrice is narrated in many ahadith from the Prophet [May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him] as, for example, the one reported by Ibn Masud, who said: “When the Prophet [May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him] finished his prayer, he raised his voice, and prayed against them (the leaders of the Quraysh who had persecuted him). And whenever he made a dua, he would repeat it thrice, and whenever he asked (from Allah), he would do so thrice. So he then said: “O Allah! Upon you is (the retaliation) of the Quraysh!, O Allah! Upon you is (the retaliation) of the Quraysh!, O Allah! Upon you is (the retaliation) of the Quraysh!” [al-Bukhari #420, Muslim #1794]

Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet [May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him] said: “Whoever asks for Paradise three times, Paradise says: ‘O Allah! Enter him into Paradise!’ And whoever seeks refuge from the Hellfire three times, the Hellfire says: ‘O Allah! Save him from the Hellfire!” [al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa’i and al-Hakim, Sahih al-Jami #6275]