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What is the authenticity of the circulated message that urges seeking forgiveness with a specific wording and circulating it, and what is the ruling on saying: "Indeed, to Jerusalem we belong, and indeed, to it we shall return," and what is the authenticity of sending blessings upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, with the aforementioned wording?

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No complete narration with this exact wording has been reported. Rather, parts of it have been narrated in authentic hadiths, such as: "I seek forgiveness from Allah, other than Whom there is no god, the Living, the Sustainer, and I repent to Him," and "Glory be to Allah and with His praise, as many times as the number of His creation, as much as pleases Him, as much as the weight of His Throne, and as much as the ink of His words."

As for the saying "Indeed, we belong to Jerusalem, and indeed to it we will return," it is a permissible quotation from the Holy Quran. Its meaning here is: we belong to Jerusalem and we will work to liberate it, and we will return to it after we have left it. This is similar to saying "I am for it."

As for sending blessings upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, with the mentioned formula, it has not been reported, but it is permissible as long as it does not contain any Sharia violation, even though it is preferable to adhere to the reported formulas.

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