Remembrance and Supplication
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Is the supplication: "Praise be to Allah before Whose might everything humbles itself; praise be to Allah before Whose power everything submits; praise be to Allah before Whose glory everything abases itself; praise be to Allah before Whose dominion everything yields" authentically reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him? And are the merits mentioned for it, such as 1000 good deeds being recorded, 1000 ranks being elevated, and 70,000 angels being assigned to seek forgiveness for its reciter until the Day of Resurrection, sound?
Is it reprehensible to recite the well-known Prophetic invocations (adhkar) – such as tasbih (glorification) and Ayatul-Kursi (the Verse of the Throne) – during times when prayer is prohibited, by analogy with the reprehensibility of praying during these times?
How is the reward calculated for saying: "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi adada an-nujoom (Glorified is Allah and praised is He, by the number of the stars)"? Is it as one glorification, or by the number of stars, whose count is known only to Allah?
Is the questioner, who feels she is a woman in a man's body, desires some men, and practices masturbation while imagining a man having intercourse with her, considered a man or a woman?
What is the supplication or Quranic surah that can be recited to facilitate the recovery of rights from someone who refuses to give them, and does reciting Surat Yasin a specific number of times make that easier?
Does the saying, "There is no god but Allah," when pouring tea on occasions, as is customary in Morocco, have a legal basis in Islamic law?
Is it permissible to supplicate that Allah unite two people in Paradise if they did not marry in this world, and each of them married someone else?
Is the aforementioned supplication authentic, and what does it mean in detail?
Is writing the morning and evening dhikr in forums with the intention of making memorization easier, as well as writing the salat upon the Prophet therein, considered an innovation (bid‘ah) or permissible (halal), knowing that the participants will not be writing at the same time?
What is the meaning of the supplication of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, "O Allah, make me live poor, and make me die poor, and resurrect me in the company of the poor"?
Is it permissible to supplicate for anything, such as asking for concealment from disgrace after repenting from a grave sin, or is supplication restricted to specific matters?
Is a mother's prayer against her daughter answered in a state of anger, even if the mother is in the wrong?
Does the presence of music at a wedding affect the validity of the adhkar and ruqyah recited for protection?
What is the significance of a servant frequently praising his Lord, supplicating for all Muslims, being loved by people, and having his parents pleased with him?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to say "I wish everyone was like you, O Lord" intending the diligence of a disbeliever in their work, and to say "May Allah reward you with good" to him, intending to invite him to Islam?
What is the ruling on reciting the aforementioned verses and supplications for memorizing the Qur'an, and are they from Sufism?
Where are the places in the Two Holy Mosques where prayers are answered?
Is it from the Sunnah to sit in gatherings of remembrance (dhikr) in the posture of the final tashahhud, with hands placed on the thighs?
Is the aforementioned supplication authentic?
What is the ruling on organizing remembrance (dhikr) by (first) seeking forgiveness (istighfar), then glorifying Allah (tasbih), then declaring His oneness (tahlil), then proclaiming His greatness (takbir), then praising Him (hamd), and then reciting the Hawqalah (lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh) in a sequential manner?
Which wording is more correct for the remembrance (dhikr): "There is no might nor power except with Allah" or "There is no might nor power except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Magnificent"?
Is it permissible to combine daily adhkar (remembrances of Allah) with listening to religious lessons by dedicating the tongue to dhikr and the heart to the lecture?
Is it permissible to supplicate that God show a woman a sign or a glad tiding that a specific young man will be her righteous husband?
What is the supplication that begins with "O my intimate companion in my loneliness, O revealer of my distress," and is it authentically reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, or from one of the Companions or their successors?