Is adhering to a daily routine of remembrance (dhikr) with a specific number of repetitions, such as "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi, Subhan Allah al-Azim" (Glorified be Allah and praised be He, Glorified be Allah, the Most Great) (100 times), and "La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah" (There is no might nor power except with Allah) (100 times), and "Subhan Allah walhamdulillah wa la ilaha illa Allah wallahu Akbar" (Glorified be Allah, and praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Most Great) (100 times), and "La ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa ala kulli shayin qadir" (There is no god but Allah alone, He has no partner, to Him belongs sovereignty and to Him belongs praise, and He is over all things competent) (100 times), and sending blessings upon the Prophet (100 times), and "La ilaha illa Allah Muhammad Rasool Allah" (There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah) (100 times), and reciting Surat Al-Ikhlas (Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad) (10 or 100 times), a correct practice and in accordance with the Sunnah?
The default is for a Muslim to remember his Lord standing or sitting. Specific dhikrs (remembrances) with a set number have been reported in the Sunnah, among them "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi" (Glorified be Allah and praised be He) one hundred times, and "La ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul mulku wa lahul hamd, wa huwa ala kulli shayin qadeer" (There is no god but Allah alone, He has no partner. To Him belongs sovereignty and to Him belongs praise, and He is over all things competent). As for "Subhan Allah wal hamdulillah wa la ilaha illa Allah wa Allahu Akbar" (Glorified be Allah, and praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest), these are the most beloved words to Allah, and no specific number has been reported for them. No specific number for "La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah" (There is no might or power except with Allah) has been reported in the Sunnah, yet its virtue has been mentioned. As for the hadith, "There is no servant who says 'La ilaha illa Allah' one hundred times but Allah will resurrect him on the Day of Resurrection with his face like the moon," it is weak, but it is acted upon in matters of virtues of deeds. A Muslim can repeat the dhikrs that are not specified by a number as much as he wishes, but he should not always commit to a specific number for them, except for what has been specified in the Sunnah.
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