The number of times the Mu'awwidhatayn are recited and Ibn Mas'ud's report regarding the mountains
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The questioner:
If he recites them more than once, meaning he reads the Mu'awwidhatayn more than one time.
The Shaykh:
Once. The recommended practice is three times: after Fajr, after Maghrib, and before sleeping, three times each.
The questioner:
Or perhaps I am mistaken.
The Shaykh:
This is the best approach: if he recites them three times. However, the recommended practice is three times. If he recites them frequently, he should recite them like a worker who has nothing else, but the one who has the Qur'an should recite the entire Qur'an. How many times has he recited it? How many times is it better to recite?
The questioner:
Ibn Mas'ud's statement about the mountains: some of them ask each other when a person who remembers Allah passes by them.
The Shaykh:
If it is authentic, it is possible he heard it, or it is possible it was from the news of the Children of Israel, or it is possible he heard it from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and he raised it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This requires evidence because he is protected from error (peace and blessings be upon him). It is not seen as an encouragement to good or a debate; no one does that.
The questioner:
Is it not said that this is Ibn Mas'ud's statement, and it is not said from the perspective of opinion?
The Shaykh:
It is possible he heard it, or it is possible it is from the reports of the Children of Israel.
If he recites them more than once, meaning he reads the Mu'awwidhatayn more than one time.
The Shaykh:
Once. The recommended practice is three times: after Fajr, after Maghrib, and before sleeping, three times each.
The questioner:
Or perhaps I am mistaken.
The Shaykh:
This is the best approach: if he recites them three times. However, the recommended practice is three times. If he recites them frequently, he should recite them like a worker who has nothing else, but the one who has the Qur'an should recite the entire Qur'an. How many times has he recited it? How many times is it better to recite?
The questioner:
Ibn Mas'ud's statement about the mountains: some of them ask each other when a person who remembers Allah passes by them.
The Shaykh:
If it is authentic, it is possible he heard it, or it is possible it was from the news of the Children of Israel, or it is possible he heard it from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and he raised it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This requires evidence because he is protected from error (peace and blessings be upon him). It is not seen as an encouragement to good or a debate; no one does that.
The questioner:
Is it not said that this is Ibn Mas'ud's statement, and it is not said from the perspective of opinion?
The Shaykh:
It is possible he heard it, or it is possible it is from the reports of the Children of Israel.
Source
شرح الوابل الصيب من الكلم الطيب، بداية من الفائدة السادسة والستون : أن الملائكة تستغفر للذاكر كما تستغفر للتائب — islamhouse.com (8:23)
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