# When to Not Say "Insha'Allah" | A Du'a Away

**Author:** Dr. Omar Suleiman
**Series:** A Du'a Away
**Published:** 2024-06-07
**YouTube:** https://youtu.be/zzRogbv4GSo
**URL:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/a-dua-away/when-to-not-say-inshaallah-a-dua-away
**Topics:** Allah, Faith

## Description
We say "insha'Allah" when we hope to Allah for something to happen. However, when it comes to du'a, saying inshaAllah betrays a lack of certainty in du'a. In this episode, learn how to make du'a with certainty and dependence.

## Transcript
**[0:00]** And I want to play a scenario out for you. If Zakariya Alayhis Salaam made that du'a in Mazal Aqsa, and he was saying, I've never been disappointed by you, O Allah. If Allah did not give Zakariya Alayhis Salaam a child, do you think Zakariya Alayhis Salaam

**[0:15]** would have regretted that du'a? Do you think Zakariya Alayhis Salaam would have said, well, I guess he just disappointed me? No, he would have been pleased regardless. But that's the point. Your relationship with Allah should be one in which you go to him always desperate yet confident, always trying to be better, but not waiting to be better to ask him.

**[0:35]** And dear brothers and sisters, we should do our best to remove the barriers between us and Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala so that we elevate the acceptance of our du'a and our deeds. But at the same time, don't wait to be perfect when you are calling upon the one who is perfect

**[0:51]** and who never required from you perfection in the first place.

## Other Episodes in "A Du'a Away"
- [This Du'a Gives You Everything You Need  | A Du'a Away](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/a-dua-away/this-dua-gives-you-everything-you-need-a-dua-away.md)
- [The Best Du'as for the Day of Arafah | A Du'a Away](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/a-dua-away/the-best-duas-for-the-day-of-arafah-a-dua-away.md)
- [Du'a to Change My Heart and Theirs | A Du'a Away](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/a-dua-away/dua-to-change-my-heart-and-theirs-a-dua-away.md)
- [Du'a to Relieve Anxiety and Manage Anger | A Du'a Away](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/a-dua-away/dua-to-relieve-anxiety-and-manage-anger-a-dua-away.md)
- [Du'as That Actually Remove Hardship | A Du'a Away](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/a-dua-away/duas-that-actually-remove-hardship-a-dua-away.md)
- [Du'as for Longer Life or Quicker Death | A Du'a Away](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/a-dua-away/duas-for-longer-life-or-quicker-death-a-dua-away.md)
- [What is the Du'a for Marriage & Companionship? | A Du'a Away](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/a-dua-away/what-is-the-dua-for-marriage-companionship-a-dua-away.md)
- [How to Truly Perform Istikharah | A Du'a Away](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/a-dua-away/how-to-truly-perform-istikharah-a-dua-away.md)
- [The Most Comprehensive Du'a Ever Narrated | A Du'a Away](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/a-dua-away/the-most-comprehensive-dua-ever-narrated-a-dua-away.md)
- [Prelude: Is There a Du'a to Get Rich? | A Du'a Away](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/a-dua-away/prelude-is-there-a-dua-to-get-rich-a-dua-away.md)
- [Trailer: A Du'a Away | A 2024 Dhul Hijjah Series](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/a-dua-away/trailer-a-dua-away-a-2024-dhul-hijjah-series.md)