What is the ruling on saying: "Your mercy, O Allah, always soothes the heart and shows it tenderness when all else hardens it," and are there any linguistic flaws in it? Is it ill-mannered to describe Allah's mercy as "soothing" (tatabtub) to hearts? And what is the ruling on uttering the supplication: "O Lord, soothe me (tattabtab 'alayya)," which is prevalent on social media?
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There is no harm in a Muslim supplicating to his Lord in any language, as long as its content does not contain anything forbidden by Sharia, such as supplicating for sin or for the severance of kinship ties. It is preferable to adhere to the reported supplications, while it is permissible to supplicate with others.
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