Is it permissible to glorify God (tasbih) with the formula: "Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah), Walhamdulillah (and praise be to Allah), Wa la ilaha illa Allah (and there is no god but Allah), Wallahu Akbar (and Allah is the Greatest). My Lord, forgive me, and grant me one million Riyals, for You are Al-Wahhab (the Bestower)," for the purpose of seeking money to pay off debts? And is the formula of seeking forgiveness (istighfar): "My Lord, forgive me, my parents, and everyone I have wronged," permissible?

It is permissible to supplicate for whatever good a Muslim desires in this world and the Hereafter, as long as one does not supplicate for a sin or for the severing of kinship ties. Seeking forgiveness and praising Allah are considered means for the acceptance of supplications and the facilitation of matters, as stated in the Noble Quranic verses and Prophetic traditions. It is preferable for a Muslim to seek out the supplications from the Quran and Sunnah, due to the goodness and blessings contained therein. Among the reported supplications for paying off debt are: "O Allah, suffice me with Your lawful provision against Your unlawful, and enrich me by Your grace, safeguarding me from needing anyone other than You," and "O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens... pay off our debts for us, and enrich us from poverty," and "O Allah, Possessor of sovereignty... have mercy on me, a mercy by which You make me independent of the mercy of anyone other than You." As for general seeking of forgiveness, it is preferable to adhere to the saying of Allah the Almighty: "Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day the account is established." As for the financial rights of the wronged, they must be returned or their forgiveness sought. However, for non-financial rights such as backbiting, supplicating for the wronged person and seeking forgiveness for them is sufficient.