How sound are the following prayers: Salat al-Tasabih, Salat al-Dha'i' wal-Abiq (Prayer for the Lost and Fugitive), Salat al-Hajah (Prayer of Need) specifically defined by reciting Surat al-Ikhlas a certain number of times in each rak'ah, Salat Jalal wa Salam Jamal, Salat al-Istighathah (Prayer of Seeking Aid), Salat al-Tafrijiyah, and Salat al-Munjiyah? And is there any prayer reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that is performed during distress, other than the regular prayer, supplication, and seeking forgiveness?
Some of the prayers mentioned are legislated, such as Salāt al-Ḥājah (Prayer of Need) and Salāt al-Tasābīḥ (Prayer of Glorifications). It is important to note that the description of Salāt al-Ḥājah mentioned in the question is not found (in the Sunnah). As for Salāt al-Ḍā’i‘ (Prayer for the Lost), Salāt al-Ābiq (Prayer for the Runaway), Salāt al-Munjiyah (Prayer of Deliverance), Salāt Jalāl wa Salām Jamāl, and Salāt al-Tafrījiyyah (Prayer of Relief), nothing has been reported concerning them in the compilations of the Sunnah or the books of the scholars, which indicates that they have no basis in Islamic law and may be innovations. If a person is afflicted with distress, let him pray two units (rak'ahs) and supplicate to Allah, for that is what is called Salāt al-Ḥājah, and the Prophet, peace be upon him, used to do that. Moreover, frequent seeking of forgiveness (istighfar) and all types of remembrance (dhikr) relieve worries and remove sorrows.
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