وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته

Du‘ā’ is an essential act of worship even when we know certain events will unfold according to divine decree. The fact that trials will continue or that certain prophecies will come to pass does not mean that we abandon Du‘ā’. ﴿وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ٱدۡعُونِیۤ أَسۡتَجِبۡ لَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ یَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ عَنۡ عِبَادَتِی سَیَدۡخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِینَ﴾ "And your Lord said: Invoke Me, [i.e. believe in My Oneness (Islâmic Monotheism) and ask Me for anything] I will respond to your (invocation). Verily! Those who scorn My worship [i.e. do not invoke Me, and do not believe in My Oneness, (Islâmic Monotheism)] they will surely enter Hell in humiliation!" [Surah Ghāfir: 60] Even if ultimate victory (the complete defeat of the oppressors) will not come until a later time, partial victories, ease, and relief are still granted by Allāh. The Prophet ﷺ and the Sahabah faced immense hardship, but they still made Du‘ā’ for relief, and Allāh granted them victories at different times. We must also feel pain for the suffering of our brothers and do our best to remove that suffering by asking Allāh’s help in protecting the oppressed, strengthening them, and reducing their suffering, even if trials will continue. Likewise making du‘ā’ against the oppressors, asking Allāh to weaken them, divide them, and remove their power. Even if the final battle against them is in the future, their immediate plots can still be thwarted and set back by Allāh. Allāh commands us to ask for patience and steadfastness for our brothers and sisters. The believers in the past went through severe trials, but du‘ā’ helped them remain firm. We ask Allāh to allow us to help in the ways we can, and to protect us from weakness and complacency. Many people ignore the suffering of Muslims, so part of our duty is to ask Allāh to awaken the Ummah and to strengthen our role in aiding them. Supplicating for the victory of the believers and defeat of the disbelievers is a manifestation of walaa wal baraa https://t.me/almanhajussalafi/1479 We need to know that Allāh responds in different ways: Sometimes Allāh grants what we ask for immediately, sometimes He delays it for a greater purpose, and sometimes He grants something better than what we asked. (see link: https://t.me/madrasatuna/4761) Yes, the martyrs are promised reward, but du‘ā’ is still needed to ask Allāh to accept them, to ease their transition, and to make their trials an expiation for their sins. Having conviction means trusting that Allāh hears and responds in the best way, even if we do not see the results immediately. Du‘ā’ changes conditions, and while major events are decreed, the details of how they unfold are within Allāh’s will and can be affected by our Du‘ā’.