Is the practice of remembrance (dhikr) permissible when performed a specific number of times at specific times, or is it impermissible to restrict remembrance to a certain number? And what is the authenticity of the hadith: "Whoever says daily: 'O Allah, forgive the believing men and women and have vast mercy upon them' twenty-seven times, will wake up with their supplications answered?"
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There is no harm in adhering to the ذكر (remembrance of Allah) in the manner mentioned if you do not believe it to be , but rather do it out of habit of remembering Allah and doing so frequently. As for the mentioned, it is a hadith that is not found in the books of Sunnah, and signs of fabrication are apparent in it.
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