What is the ruling on reciting the wird that includes takbirat (uttering "Allahu Akbar"), basmalah (uttering "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim"), hawqalah (uttering "La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah"), seeking refuge in Allah from evils, asking Allah for goodness, seeking protection in Him, and saying: "Hasbi al-Rabbu min al-marbubeen" (Sufficient for me is the Lord from those who are nurtured) and what follows it?

The fundamental principle regarding adhkār (remembrances of Allah) is to adhere to the wording, manner, number, time, and place as prescribed in the sacred texts. Therefore, it is impermissible to commit to awrād (liturgies) that are invented or narrated from some scholars as fixed wird. Whoever establishes for people a type of dhikr that is not prescribed and makes it a regular act of worship has innovated in the religion. The prescribed supplications (duʿāʾ) and remembrances are sufficient to achieve one’s aims. Whoever deviates from them to innovative adhkār is either ignorant, negligent, or transgressing.

As for the wird attributed to Imam al-Nawawi, its attribution to him cannot be definitively confirmed. Even if its attribution were proven, it is still an ijtihād (independent reasoning), and the sole exemplar in his sayings and actions is the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. Whoever adopts a ḥizb (a section of the Qur'an or a collection of prayers) that is not authentically transmitted from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and abandons the prophetic aḥzāb, is blameworthy. All goodness lies in following the guidance of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and adhering to his way.