Is there any concept of jointly offered duas in Islam?
Question: I have heard that it is good to offer dua after fard prayers, not neccessarily jointly. The time immediately after fard prayers is good for acceptance of dua. There are other good times e.g. immediately after or during adhan (after hayya alaus salah), break in Friday’s khutba etc. I dont remember from where I heard these but I think they may be taken from some ahadith (I am not sure about this). I do like to offer dua, sometimes jointly, sometimes alone, after fard prayers. I understand the entire salah actually consists of lots of prayers. Am I committing any bid’ah? Response: You have several occasions of praying to God, asking for His help, telling Him what you need, and seeking forgiveness, during the formal prayer (salah) itself. The prostration is an extremely useful occasion to ask God for help, to surrender oneself to Him, and beg for His Mercy, His Forgiveness and His Providence while in that state, over and above the routine dhikr during the prostration. We start ou
