What is the authenticity of this Hadith mentioned in the book "Al-Du'a by Muhammad ibn Fudail Al-Dabbi," and what is the ruling on supplicating with it, and does the prohibition apply only to its last part: "O Allah, O Possessor of Bounty, and none can bestow bounty upon You, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor, O Possessor of Vastness, there is no god but You, the Protector of those who seek refuge, the Helper of those who seek aid, and the Granter of security to the fearful. If it is in the Mother of the Book that I am wretched, then erase my wretchedness from the Mother of the Book, and establish me with You as سعيدا (fortunate/blessed). And if it is in the Mother of the Book that I am deprived and my provision is straitened, then erase my deprivation and the straitening of my provision from the Mother of the Book, and establish me with You as سعيدا (fortunate/blessed), guided by You to goodness. For You have said in Your Book revealed to Your Prophet: 'Allah obliterates what He wills and establishes [what He wills], and with Him is the Mother of the Book'"?
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The supplication attributed to Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) is not valid in terms of its authenticity and sound chain of transmission. Furthermore, its meaning is incorrect, because what is in the Umm al-Kitab (Mother of the Book) is not erased. Rather, erasure and affirmation occur in the scrolls of the angels and the like, to conform with what is written in the Umm al-Kitab. The preponderant view is that erasure and affirmation occur in the scrolls of the angels, and not in Allah's knowledge or in the Preserved Tablet.
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