Is it permissible for a believer to supplicate to Allah with an impossible supplication, by analogy with the supplication of Zechariah (peace be upon him), and is it possible to wish for the impossible in Paradise?
It is not permissible to supplicate for things that go against the laws God has established in the universe, such as asking for a human being to have wings; this is an transgression in supplication. Transgression in supplication occurs by asking for what is impermissible, or for what God does not do, such as asking for immortality in this world or to be free from the necessities of human nature. The supplication of Zakariya, peace be upon him, was not an transgression, because he asked for a child from his wife despite her old age and barrenness, which is rare but does not contradict the cosmic laws. As for Paradise, the believer will obtain everything he wishes for and desires. Allah Almighty says: "And therein is whatever souls desire and [what] eyes find delight, and you will abide therein eternally."
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