Performance of Dua in Islam

Majlis notes the practice of making Du’a varies among different groups of Muslims within Trinidad and Tobago, and this difference of opinion is often justified using Islamic theology. This can, and in some instances has, led to the confusion of members of the Muslim community regarding the practice of Du’a and acceptability of variance of practices. Majlistt thus sees the need to address these concerns.

In particular, the variance speaks in part to two distinct areas:

1. How Du’a is made and how it should be made (speaking to such areas of contention as whether Du’a should be made, should hands be raised, whether the Du’a should be recited loudly or softly, whether it should be made individually or as a group, and the length of the Du’a)

2. When Du’a should be made (with contentious areas including Du’a after Adhan, after the Fard Salaah collectively and individually, after Janaazah, at the cemetery after burial, and in congregation)

This paper seeks to clarify the Islamic position across these areas, considering the positions of all schools of Fiqh represented in the Majlis.