What is the meaning of: "O Allah, I ask You by the knots of glory from Your Throne, and the utmost reach of mercy from Your Book, and Your Greatest Name, and Your Most High Grandeur, and Your Perfect Words"?
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The words in question were mentioned in a that Ibn al-Jawzi and al-Albani judged as fabricated. Ibn Hajar stated that its chain of narration includes someone accused of lying, and its text contradicts authentic hadiths. Some scholars have mentioned that it is not prescribed to supplicate with it, and it was narrated from Abu Hanifa that he disliked supplicating with it. Therefore, it is advisable to abandon it and not inquire about its meaning.
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