What is Meant by Acceptance of Dua

From the Hadith, we understand that duas are accepted in one of the following three ways 

1. The wants of the person making the dua are fulfilled in this world.

2. The dua is stored as a treasure for the benefit of the person making the dua for the heraafter.

3. Difficulty in proportion to the request made in the dua is warded off.

Those persons whose Duas more readily accepted

From the Hadith we learn that the duas of the following persons are more readily accepted.

1. A person who has fasted and makes his dua at the time of opening roza.

2. A just ruler.

3. And oppressed person's dua as long as he does not take revenge.

4. A father's dua for his child.

5. Travellers dua.

6. A hajis dua until he returns home.

7. A mujahids dua until he returns to his home.

8. A sick person's dua.

9. A Muslim's dua for his fellow Muslim.

10. That persons dua who is extremely distressed and desperate.

Those persons whose duas are not accepted

1. Those who eat haram food - By haram is meant not only pork and alcohol but also those halal things which have been obtained in an unlawful manner whether by theft, fraud, deceit goods purchased with haram income, example gambling interest etc.

2. Those who wear haram apparel- the wearing of haram clothes includes such clothing purchased with haram when and such items of clothing and apparel which are not permitted example.

A. Gold, silver, red and yellow clothing for men.

B. Women who dress like men and vice versa.

3. Those who stop enjoining good and forbidding evil.