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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The supplication of Yunus (peace be upon him) and the virtue of reciting it when ill

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Question:
If a person who is ill recites the supplication of Yunus (peace be upon him),
There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
[Al-Anbya 21:87]
, will he be granted the reward of a martyr if he dies, and if he recovers, will he recover with his sins forgiven?

Answer:
The supplication of Yunus (peace be upon him) is for times of distress; it is said in times of distress. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say in times of distress:
None has the right to be worshipped by Allah, the Forbearing, the Generous. None has the right to be worshippedلا إله إلا الله الحليم الكريم، لا إله إلا الله
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3504Da’if (Darussalam)
, and the Great Throne,
There is no god but Prophet, the Lord of the heavens and the earth and the Lord of the Immense Throne.لا إله إلا الله رب السماوات والأرض رب العرش العظيم
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 700
. And he used to say the supplication of Yunus (peace be upon him):
There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
[Al-Anbya 21:87]
. This is said in times of distress. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source بلوغ المرام [9] — alfawzan.live (56:44)

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