Best Du`aa is Done Privately

السلام عليكم

Since it is around the times of Laylatul Qadr, here is a Hadeeth on an etiquette of du`aa.

Taken from my person copy of Wasaa’il (Wasaa’il Al-Shee`ah, vol. 4, pg. 1113)

Taken from Wasaa’il Al-Shee`ah, vol. 7, Kitaab Al-Salaah, Section of Du`aa, Ch. 22

بَابُ اسْتِحْبَابِ الدُّعَاءِ سِرّاً وَ خُفْيَةً وَ اخْتِيَارِهِ عَلَى الدُّعَاءِ عَلَانِيَةً
“Chapter on the desirability of du`aa in privately and secretly and the preference over the du`aa (done) outwardly”

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ أَبِي هَمَّامٍ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع قَالَ دَعْوَةُ الْعَبْدِ سِرّاً دَعْوَةً وَاحِدَةً تَعْدِلُ سَبْعِينَ دَعْوَةً عَلَانِيَةً

“The du`aa of a worshiper (done) privately once equals 70 du`aas (done) publicly (outwardly)”

Source:

1.       Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, pg. 476, hadeeth # 1

2.       Al-Sadooq, Thawaab Al-`Amaal, pg. 161

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is SaHeeH (Authentic)

è Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 12, pg. 33