When a matter troubles me, I recite Surah Ya-Sin, then I say, “O Allah, I ask You by (Ya-Sin) and every verse in it to relieve me.” What is the ruling on my action?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. When a matter troubles me, I recite Surah Ya-Sin, then I supplicate to Allah, saying, “O Allah, I ask You by Ya-Sin and every verse in it to relieve me, and to grant me, and so on.” Is what I am doing correct?

Answer:
What you are doing is not correct, because there is no evidence for it. Surah Ya Sin does not have this specific characteristic; rather, it is a chapter of the Qur'an like the other chapters of the Qur'an, containing the virtues that the Qur'an possesses. Nothing in the Qur'an is singled out, whether a chapter or a verse, except with evidence. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when a matter distressed him, would turn to prayer; he would pray and call upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: So, the Exalted says, and the Muslim prays a voluntary prayer, or when the obligatory prayer time arrives, and he calls upon Allah to relieve his worry and distress in his bowing, in his prostration, and after his prayer.