The virtue of repeating istighfar and reciting Surat al-Ikhlas a specific number of times
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Question:
He says: Yes, in the hadith, it is stated that if one says, “Abu Bakr,” fifty times, Allah will forgive him fifty times.
Answer:
That is not authentic. It is authentic regarding Surat al-Ikhlas[Al-Ikhlas 112:1] that it is equal in virtue to the entire Qur’an, meaning in terms of virtue, it is equal to the whole Qur’an in virtue. As for the claim that if one recites it a certain number of times, such as one hundred times or so, that is not authentic; it has not been reported, and there is no authentic evidence for it.
He says: Yes, in the hadith, it is stated that if one says, “Abu Bakr,” fifty times, Allah will forgive him fifty times.
Answer:
That is not authentic. It is authentic regarding Surat al-Ikhlas
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
Source
شرح العقيدة الطحاوية [13] — alfawzan.live (1:07:57)
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