The Muslim Handbook
By: Dr. Mubarak Ali
RECOMMENDED DU'A (SUPPLICATIONS)
5.4 MANNERS OF THE SUPPLICANT
Islam prescribes that a Muslim exercises certain discipline while supplicating to Allah during his hour of need. First, the servant must be humble and begin one’s request by praising and glorifying Allah and invoking salutations upon His Prophet (pbuh) before commencing the supplications. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) instructed: