What is the ruling on the book "Mafatih al-Faraj li-Tarwih al-Qulub wa Tafrij al-Kurub" (Keys to Relief for Comforting Hearts and Dispelling Anxieties), which is widespread among people, and are the hadiths and supplications mentioned in it authentic?
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This book has not been reviewed. Sheikh Mashhour Hassan stated in his book Books Warned Against by Scholars (2/211) that its author compiled it from Sufi litany books which contain falsehoods, lies, and superstitions. It also includes innovated prayers such as: the Prayer of Need for a Thousand Needs, the Prayer for Relief from Hardship, the Prayer for the Lost and Fugitive, the Prayer of Majesty (Salat Jalal), the Prayer of the Opener (Salat al-Fatih), the Prayer of the Beloved (Salat al-Habib al-Mahboub), the Prayer of Relief (Salat al-Tafrijiyyah), and the Prayer of Deliverance (Salat al-Munjiyah).
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Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
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