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* Supplication should start with, "In the name of Allah, Praise is to Allah, and Peace and Blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and should end with (Peace and Blessing be upon the Messenger of Allah)". * Supplication should be performed secretly and with a present (sincere) heart. Allah (SWT) said: "Invoke your Lord with humility and in secret, He likes not the aggressors". (Qur'an 7:55) * Supplicate Allah (SWT) with humility and express your need of Allah (SWT). He said: "Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds, and they used to call on Us with hope and fear, and used to humble themselves before us" Qur'an (21:90) * Insist to Allah (SWT) in your supplication by repeating it many times. * Invoke Allah (SWT) by His Names and Attributes. He said: "And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call on Him by them" Qur'an (7:180). * Supplicate Allah (SWT) by mentioning the righteous deeds you have done. Narrated Abdul

Definition of Hadith The two main sources of Islamic Shariah (laws) are the Qur'an and the Sunnah. The definition of Sunnah is "Every saying of the prophet (pbuh), his every action and his approval or consent to the actions of his companions"; while the word Hadith refers to the recording of the Sunnah.The word Sunnah and Hadith are actually synonymous when referring to the sayings of prophet Mohammad (pbuh). Placement of the Sunnah in the Islamic Shariah' As mentioned above the Sunnah is one of the two primary sources of Shariah and hence it is obligatory to follow and without it one would be excluding most of the Islamic knowledge. The status of the Sunnah can be clarified as follows: The Sunnah explains the Qur'an "And we have also sent down unto you the reminder (Al-Qur'an)that you may explain to men what is sent down to them." (16:44) The prophet (PBUH) did explain the Qur'an in his words and actions. Hence Tafseer (interpretation of the Qur