The Best Supplication and Its Times
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Question:
The sister questioner asks about the best supplication, what its times are, and what is the ruling on varying one's supplication or continuing with a specific supplication?
Answer:
The best supplication is "There is no god but Allah," because Musa (peace be upon him) asked his Lord to teach him something by which he would remember Him and supplicate to Him. Allah the Exalted said to him, "O Musa, say: There is no god but Allah." Allah the Exalted said to him, "O Musa, if the seven heavens and their inhabitants, and the seven earths and their inhabitants, were placed in one scale, and 'There is no god but Allah' were placed in the other scale, it would outweigh them all, meaning the seven heavens." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3585Da’if (Darussalam) because it is the best remembrance. As for supplicating for your needs, you supplicate to Allah for whatever you need from matters of your religion and your worldly life. Yes.
The sister questioner asks about the best supplication, what its times are, and what is the ruling on varying one's supplication or continuing with a specific supplication?
Answer:
The best supplication is "There is no god but Allah," because Musa (peace be upon him) asked his Lord to teach him something by which he would remember Him and supplicate to Him. Allah the Exalted said to him, "O Musa, say: There is no god but Allah." Allah the Exalted said to him, "O Musa, if the seven heavens and their inhabitants, and the seven earths and their inhabitants, were placed in one scale, and 'There is no god but Allah' were placed in the other scale, it would outweigh them all, meaning the seven heavens." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The best of supplication is the supplication of the Day of `Arafah. And the best of what I and the Prophets before me have said is: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, Alone, without partner, to Him belongs all that exists, and to Him belongs the Praise, and He is powerful over all things.
خير الدعاء دعاء عرفة، وخير ما قلت أنا والنبيون من قبلي لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قدير. فتكثر من قول لا إله إلا الله
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/299 — archive.org (8:46)
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