Since it is around the times of Laylatul Qadr, here are some hadeeth on the etiquettes 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

ً‫اء َعاَل نَِية‬

ِ ‫الدع‬ ِ ْ ‫اء ِسراً و ُخ ْفيةً و‬
َ ُّ ‫اختَي ِار ِه َعلَى‬ َ َ َ ّ
ِ ‫الدع‬ ِ ‫استِ ْحَب‬
َ ُّ ‫اب‬ ْ ‫اب‬
ُ ‫َب‬
“Chapter on the desirability of du`aa in privately and secretly and the preference over the du`aa (done)
outwardly”

‫ضا ع‬ ِّ ‫يل ْب ِن َه َّم ٍام َع ْن أَبِي اْل َح َس ِن‬ ِ ‫َحم َد ْب ِن مح َّم ِد ْب ِن ِعيسى ع ْن أَبِي َه َّم ٍام ِإسم‬
َ ‫الر‬ َ ‫اع‬ َْ َ َ َُ َ ْ ‫ُم َح َّم ُد ْب ُن َي ْحَيى َع ْن أ‬
ً‫ين َد ْع َوةً َعاَل نَِية‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
َ ‫ال َد ْع َوةُ اْل َع ْبد س ّراً َد ْع َوةً َواح َدةً تَ ْعد ُل َس ْبع‬
َ َ‫ق‬
“The du`aa of a worshipper in private and the du`aa alone equals 70 du`aas 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)
 Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 12, pg. 33