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What is the detailed method for performing the Prayer of Need (Salat al-Hajah) in the Sunnah, what are the specific supplications (du'as) for it, and is fasting a prerequisite before it?

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There is no reliable evidence for the recommendation of fasting before Salat al-Hajah (Prayer of Need), but there is no objection to performing Salat al-Hajah while fasting.

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