The Ruling on Dividing Dhikr Among the Prayers
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The questioner:
Now, regarding the division of some of it, if it is mentioned in something like "There is no god but Allah, alone, having no partner," saying it twenty times for the Dhuhr prayer, twenty times for the 'Asr prayer, and twenty times for the Fajr prayer until it is completed, is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
It is not accepted if done once. If he reaches the hundred, he should recite it all at once in the morning until he prays its full benefit; he should not break it up. Whatever he can manage to recite in the chest is better for him and more excellent for him.
The questioner:
If he breaks it up, that is what is upon him.
The Shaykh:
Breaking it up is not a problem, but if he makes it a regular practice and prescribes it for people, no, he should not call it prescribed for people, no. However, if he does it while busy, reciting ten at one time and twenty at another time because of his busyness, or because of what is easy for him, there is no consensus on this, but there is no harm in it. However, if he sets it as a regular practice for people and does such and such, no, that is not right.
Now, regarding the division of some of it, if it is mentioned in something like "There is no god but Allah, alone, having no partner," saying it twenty times for the Dhuhr prayer, twenty times for the 'Asr prayer, and twenty times for the Fajr prayer until it is completed, is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
It is not accepted if done once. If he reaches the hundred, he should recite it all at once in the morning until he prays its full benefit; he should not break it up. Whatever he can manage to recite in the chest is better for him and more excellent for him.
The questioner:
If he breaks it up, that is what is upon him.
The Shaykh:
Breaking it up is not a problem, but if he makes it a regular practice and prescribes it for people, no, he should not call it prescribed for people, no. However, if he does it while busy, reciting ten at one time and twenty at another time because of his busyness, or because of what is easy for him, there is no consensus on this, but there is no harm in it. However, if he sets it as a regular practice for people and does such and such, no, that is not right.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 396- هل يشترط قول ذكر" لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له...." مائة مرة في وقت واحد؟ (أسئلة) - ابن باز — youtube.com
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