Remembrance and Supplication
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Is the supplication of Sayyid al-Istighfar (Master of Supplications for Forgiveness) recited after Fajr and Maghrib prayers, and is it permissible to raise one's hands when supplicating with it?
Is vocalizing the intention a Bid'ah (innovation) and misguidance that leads to the Hellfire?
What is the supplication to be recited upon reaching forty years of age?
Is it permissible for a group of people to gather weekly to perform Dhikr or seek forgiveness for a specific period, and likewise to seclude themselves (i'tikaf) in one of their homes for two or three days, fasting and performing night prayers, then questioning each other about dreams and their interpretations, justifying this by its being narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on agreeing to pay a symbolic amount (a quarter Dinar) whenever one forgets to mention Allah during conversation, with the aim of reminding one of Him?
Are evening remembrances and supplications disliked before sunset? And what is the preferred time for reciting them: immediately after Asr or a little before sunset?
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When is the evening supplication recited?
How can lost items be recovered with verses from the Qur’an, and what are these verses, and can sorcerers return them?
Are there any supplications for blessing in time?
What is the ruling on the widespread supplications for "love and subduing hearts," especially those based on Quranic verses, and are they considered a bid‘ah (innovation)?
What advice is directed to a sister who is subjected to abuse, beatings, threats, and vile language from her committed brother?
What is the prayer for entering a town or village?
Is "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi" to be said one hundred times during the day and one hundred times during the night? And is forgiveness for whoever says it on a single day, or is it necessary to repeat it every day?
Can the hadith of Zayd ibn Thabit, "He said: 'Seek refuge with Allah from the torment of the grave.' So they said: 'We seek refuge with Allah from the torment of the grave,'" be used as evidence for the permissibility of congregational supplication, such as when a guide says, "Say 'Allahu Akbar'," and the people respond, "Allahu Akbar," or is there a difference between the two situations?
What are the detailed invocations for morning and evening, and do they differ from the invocations for morning and night?
When is it recommended to raise one's hands when supplicating, and is it permissible to raise them after the supererogatory prayer?
What is the ruling on one who used to steal glances at his sister while she was bathing or changing her clothes when he was seventeen years old, then repented, but still remembers seeing her naked whenever he sees her now?
Is there a chance for repentance for one whose heart has been sealed, and what are the causes, the treatment, and the struggle required for his heart to be guided to the truth and emerge from darkness?
Is it true that uttering "Astaghfirullah al-Azim" (I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Almighty) one hundred times is counted by Allah as one hundred times?
Is "Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibbul 'afwa, fa'fu 'anni" a formula for seeking forgiveness, and is it sufficient to recite it a specific number of times?
How can a sensitive woman, who suffers from unemployment and delayed childbearing, and who distorts words and creates problems with her patient husband, change her situation and mend her relationship with her husband?
Is it better to perform Dhikr with the heart or with the tongue, and what is the meaning of "the best Dhikr is the hidden one"?
Is the student of Sharia knowledge, while reviewing his studies, considered to be included in the Qudsi Hadith: "And whoever remembers Me to himself, I remember him to Myself"?
Is saying, "Your hand is with us, O Lord," before doing something, with the intention of seeking blessings and remembering God, forbidden and considered audacious towards God?