The Opening Supplication: Is It a Supplication of Worship or a Supplication for a Need?
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The questioner:
This questioner says: Is it true that the opening supplication is a supplication of worship? Is it true that the opening supplication is a supplication of worship?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is a supplication of worship and a supplication for a need, yes.
The questioner:
And is his sayingSunan Abi Dawud 781Sahih (Al-Albani) a supplication for a need?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is a supplication for a need, and it includes the supplication of worship, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: Is it true that the opening supplication is a supplication of worship? Is it true that the opening supplication is a supplication of worship?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is a supplication of worship and a supplication for a need, yes.
The questioner:
And is his saying
O Allah, purify me from sins as a white garment is purified from filth
اللهم باعد بيني وبين خطاياي كما باعدت بين المشرق والمغربThe Shaykh:
Yes, it is a supplication for a need, and it includes the supplication of worship, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب : من الشرك أن يستغيث بغير الله أو يدعو غيره — islamhouse.com (50:22)
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