A person who has suffered a calamity and supplicates to Allah: should he supplicate with a general supplication for various forms of relief, or with a specific supplication?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Sometimes a person is struck by severe conditions and difficult circumstances. Is it better for him to supplicate to Allah the Exalted with a general supplication for various forms of relief, or to ask Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) specifically for what he knows about himself in terms of righteous deeds?
Answer:
It is all the same. If he wishes, he may supplicate with a general supplication, and if he wishes, he may supplicate with a specific supplication for the matter he wants. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Sometimes a person is struck by severe conditions and difficult circumstances. Is it better for him to supplicate to Allah the Exalted with a general supplication for various forms of relief, or to ask Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) specifically for what he knows about himself in terms of righteous deeds?
Answer:
It is all the same. If he wishes, he may supplicate with a general supplication, and if he wishes, he may supplicate with a specific supplication for the matter he wants. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [597 -858] من وقعت له مصيبة ودعا الله، هل يدعوه دعاء عاما بأنواع الفرج أم يدعوه دعاء خاصا؟ — youtube.com
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