The narration
Reported in Sahih Muslim, Book of Jumu'ahIt is reported that there is an hour on Friday in which no Muslim stands in prayer asking Allah for something good without being given it.
Friday guide
Best Time for Dua on Friday
What is reported about the answered hour on Friday, how scholars understand it, and how to use the whole day well.
There is a reported time on Friday when dua is especially likely to be answered. The exact hour is understood differently, so references are shown.
Persist all dayLast hour before MaghribPrepare your listPraise before askingAsk with certaintyInclude others
What is reported
The answered hour
Friday is singled out in reported guidance as a day containing a time when dua is answered.
It is a real promise
Quran 2:186The Quran affirms that Allah responds to the caller when he calls upon Him.
Why Friday
Reported in Sahih MuslimFriday is reported as the best day of the week, and the answered hour is part of what makes it distinct.
Certainty matters
Reported practiceAsk with conviction and without impatience, trusting the timing even when the answer is delayed.
How it is understood
The two common understandings
Scholars have offered different identifications of the hour, and both are worth using.
The last part of the day
Reported interpretationThe most widely cited view places the hour in the final stretch of Friday before Maghrib. Many treat this as the strongest position.
While the imam is seated
Reported interpretationAnother view places it during the khutbah, from the moment the imam sits until the prayer concludes.
Why the difference
Reported interpretationThe narrations are understood in more than one way, so no single minute can be claimed with certainty.
The safe approach
Original guidanceUse both windows and keep making dua across the whole day rather than gambling on one moment.
Get ready
Prepare so you use the time well
An answered hour rewards preparation more than improvisation.
Write a list
Original guidancePrepare specific duas in advance — for your faith, family, health, provision and forgiveness.
Learn one short dua
Quran 2:201Memorise a concise Quranic or reported supplication such as the one in Surah Al-Baqarah 2:201.
Begin with praise
Reported practiceOpen by praising Allah and sending Salawat on the Prophet, then ask.
Include others
Original guidanceMake dua for your parents, family, neighbours and the wider community, not only yourself.
Etiquette of dua
How to ask well
Dua is a conversation, not a transaction.
Face the Qiblah
Reported practiceTurn towards the Qiblah and raise your hands where appropriate.
Ask for good
Quran 2:201Ask for what is good in this life and the next, and avoid asking for harm.
Do not be impatient
Reported in Sahih MuslimA person should not say 'I asked and was not answered' and give up. Persistence is part of the worship.
End with Salawat
Original guidanceClose the dua with Salawat and thanks to Allah.
Practical
Use Friday's hours well
From Fajr to Maghrib, not just five minutes.
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Write your dua list before Friday
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Make dua after Fajr
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Send Salawat through the day
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Make dua before the khutbah
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Listen attentively during the khutbah
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Return to dua after Jumu'ah
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Keep raising your hands before Maghrib
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Include family and community
Helpful answers
Common questions
Exactly what time is the answered hour on Friday?+
It is not pinned to a single minute. The most cited view is the later part of Friday before Maghrib; another places it during the khutbah.
Is dua only accepted on Friday?+
No. Dua is accepted at all times. Friday is simply reported to contain a particularly blessed hour within it.
Can I make dua in my own language?+
Yes. Apart from the reported supplications you have memorised, you can ask Allah in your own language with presence of heart.
Does dua require a particular posture?+
Facing the Qiblah and raising the hands are reported etiquettes, but dua is valid in many situations and positions.
Do not gamble on one minute
If you fill Friday with dua from morning to Maghrib, you will not miss the answered hour — whichever understanding of it is correct.