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Is reading the mentioned "wird" – which includes repeating the name "al-Māniʿ" (The Preventer/Withholder) 161 times, and at the end of every ten repetitions, saying: "Be entrusted, O servants of this noble and blessed name, and prevent so-and-so (while visualizing the desired person) from doing such and such; Haste, Haste; Now, Now; The Hour, The Hour; May Allah bless you" – considered major shirk or haraam?

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The ruling on designating a specific name for certain diseases not mentioned by the Sharia as having such a designation has been clarified, and the invalidity of the belief that every surah has servants (khuddam) has been demonstrated.

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