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Is it permissible for a girl to supplicate, saying: "O Allah, perfect in my face and my form what can be perfected," when a suitor proposes to her, knowing that Allah is capable of all things, and what is the correct wording for the supplication if there is a mistake in her supplication?

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Supplicating for a change in creation is impermissible and constitutes a form of transgression. The girl can perform Istikhara concerning her marriage. Beauty is relative, and a man may desire a woman for other qualities such as her religiosity, character, and lineage.

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