Remembrance and Supplication
1,179 questions
To what extent is the virtue of reciting Ayat al-Kursi and the aforementioned supplication with the stated number and manner authentic, and will Allah subjugate to him the sons of Adam and the daughters of Eve, and will all closed doors be opened for him?
Why has supplication and raising one's hands become difficult, even though faith has increased, and how can this condition be remedied?
Is it wrong to use the word "Ya" (O) in supplication to Allah Almighty, as in saying "Ya Allah" (O Allah) or "Ya Rabb" (O Lord), based on the understanding that this word is used for a superior addressing an inferior, and because the Holy Quran only mentioned "Ya Rabb" (O Lord) twice in supplication, and both instances were complaints and not prayers? If that is the case, then how should we address Allah in supplication?
Is it obligatory to pronounce the letter "hāʾ" in "Alhamdulillah" in Arabic when reciting adhkar, or is it permissible to pronounce it in English?
Is it permissible to raise one's hands in supplication (Du'a) after the obligatory and supererogatory prayers?
Can I say "Bismillah at its beginning and end" in the middle of an action if I didn't say Bismillah at its start?
How can one avoid forgetting the morning and evening adhkar (remembrances of Allah), and what references are available for that?
Was the Prophet's seeking forgiveness (Istighfar), may Allah bless him and grant him peace, more than seventy times a day, continuous or intermittent?
Is the remembrance "I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He created" said in the morning and evening, or only in the evening?
How is the word "Jaddik" (Your Grandeur), mentioned in the supplication: "O Allah, I ask You by the seats of honor from Your Throne, and the utmost mercy from Your Book, and Your Greatest Name, and Your Most High Grandeur," to be read and explained?
Should the glorification of God (tasbeeh) after every prayer be done with both hands or only with the right hand?
What is the nature of involuntary repetitive looking and glancing? Is it obsessive-compulsive disorder or demonic possession, and how can one get rid of it?
What is the ruling on the supplication: "O Allah, deal with the disbelievers, polytheists, and Jews. O Allah, do not leave any one of them in existence. O Allah, annihilate them with an annihilation like that of 'Ad and Thamud"?
Must the dhikr be recited immediately after the obligatory prayer, or is it permissible to pray the supererogatory Sunnah prayers that follow, and then recite the dhikr?
Is it permissible to recite the supplication for purchasing an animal (dabah) over a new car, and how can there be a mountain (jabal) in a car, given that it is man-made and operates automatically and mechanically?
Is the supplication, "Praise be to Allah, Who has spared me what He has afflicted you with, and has favored me over many of those whom He has created with a marked favoring," to be said upon seeing an animal with an injury, such as a limp?
Is there a transmitted supplication from the Messenger that is recited after prayer for it to be elevated and accepted?
Is it necessary to restart the tasbih from the beginning if it is interrupted before completing the required number, or is what has been recited counted and the remaining number completed?
Is inviting members in forums to pray upon the Prophet or to engage in collective tasbeeh and takbir an innovation (bid‘ah), or is innovation (bid‘ah) limited to counting on pebbles and prayer beads? And does the hadith, "Whoever introduces a good practice (sunnah hasanah) will have its reward and the reward of those who act upon it," apply to this?
Does the supplication "O Allah, do not give the disbelievers a way over the believers" contradict Allah's saying, "And never will Allah grant to the disbelievers a way over the believers"? And was this supplication reported from the Salaf?
Is it legislated for me to say "Praise be to Allah, who returned my soul to me and granted well-being to my body" upon waking from sleep in a bad state?
Where are the instances of supplication?
Is it permissible to combine the narrations mentioning "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi" with "Subhan Allah Al-Adheem" and "عدد خلقه ورضا نفسه وزنة عرشه ومداد كلماته" (as many times as the number of His creation, by His pleasure, by the weight of His Throne, and by the extent of His Words) so that it becomes "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi Subhan Allah Al-Adheem عدد خلقه... etc."? And do the repeated recitations of this long remembrance count within the virtue of saying "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi 100 times" daily? If combining is not permissible, is it permissible to say "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi عدد خلقه Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi رضا نفسه... etc."?
How can one prepare a varied program for the remembrance of Allah in homes that prevents boredom?