What is the ruling on saying: "Your mercy, O Allah, always soothes the heart and shows it tenderness when all else hardens it," and are there any linguistic flaws in it? Is it ill-mannered to describe Allah's mercy as "soothing" (tatabtub) to hearts? And what is the ruling on uttering the supplication: "O Lord, soothe me (tattabtab 'alayya)," which is prevalent on social media?
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There is no harm in a Muslim supplicating to his Lord in any language, as long as its content does not contain anything forbidden by , such as supplicating for sin or for the severance of kinship ties. It is preferable to adhere to the reported supplications, while it is permissible to supplicate with others.
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