Is the تخصيص (designating/singling out) of specific remembrances (adhkar) – such as "Hawqalah" (La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah), "Hasbunallahu wa ni'mal-Wakeel" (Allah is sufficient for us, and how excellent a guardian He is), and Salat upon the Messenger (peace be upon him) – at specific times, such as after the prescribed prayers, with the intention of removing worldly distress, considered an innovation (bid'ah) or does it render it not purely for the sake of Allah?

The saying: "Allah is sufficient for us, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs" (Hasbunallahu wa ni'mal Wakeel) is of great benefit and entails entrusting one's affairs to Allah. "There is no might or power except with Allah" (La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah) is a treasure from the treasures of Paradise. Sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) suffices for worries and forgives sins.

It is not advisable to dedicate a specific supplication to a specific time if this has not been reported in the Sharia, as doing so may fall under additive innovation (bid'ah idafiyyah).

It is recommended to seek out times when supplications are answered, such as the last third of the night, during prostration, between the Adhan and the Iqamah, and when fasting. Supplication raises calamities and benefits against what has descended and what has not descended.

There are authentic supplications reported for raising calamities and hardships, among them the supplication of Yunus (peace be upon him): "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I was among the wrongdoers." And the supplication: "Allah, Allah is my Lord; I do not associate anything with Him." And the supplication for worry and sorrow: "O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your male servant..." And the supplication of the distressed: "O Allah, I hope for Your mercy, so do not entrust me to myself for the blink of an eye..." And the supplication for anguish: "There is no deity except Allah, the Magnificent, the Forbearing..."

There is no blame on a servant who performs a righteous deed to gain a benefit or remove a harm. The prophets desired to do good deeds to rectify the affairs of this world and the Hereafter, as Allah says about Noah: "{And I said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever Forgiving. He will send [rain from] the heaven upon you in [copious] showers and give you increase in wealth and children and make for you gardens and make for you rivers.'}"