Question: I recite certain supplications (Wazifa) 100 times daily, such as “La ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul mulk wa lahul hamd wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir” (100 times), “La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah” (100 times), “Allahumma salli wa sallim ‘ala nabiyyina Muhammad” (100 times), and “Astaghfirullah” (100 times). Is this practice correct?
Answer: In the article you referred to, I mentioned that specifying the number of times for Dhikr (remembrance) on your own is considered an innovation (Bid’ah).
Regarding the Dhikr you are performing, are you reciting it 100 times based on your own decision, or have you started reciting it 100 times after reading it from a book?
In matters of religion, it is essential for us to know the evidence before performing any act and then act accordingly.
Among your recitations, two are proven to be recited 100 times based on evidence:
“La ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul mulk wa lahul hamd wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir.”
“Astaghfirullah.”
The other two recitations do not have a specified number of 100 times, so you should recite them abundantly without specifying a number.
✍ Sheikh Maqbool Ahmed Salafi (May Allah protect him)
❪Jeddah Dawah Center – Al-Salamah – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia❫
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