The Form of Seeking Refuge in Prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I have become accustomed to reciting the seeking of refuge in prayer with this formulation: “I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the evil of the Shaytan and his shirk (associating partners with Allah), his blowing, and his spitting.” He asks: Is this permissible?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it, there is nothing wrong with it, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I have become accustomed to reciting the seeking of refuge in prayer with this formulation: “I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the evil of the Shaytan and his shirk (associating partners with Allah), his blowing, and his spitting.” He asks: Is this permissible?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it, there is nothing wrong with it, yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك اتخاذها عيدًا — islamhouse.com (55:49)
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