Is it permissible for a layperson to recite the narrated adhkar and supplications by meaning?
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The questioner:
Regarding the supplications mentioned, is it permissible for a layperson to recite them by meaning?
The Shaykh:
Yes. The objective is achieved; the objective is the remembrance of Allah. Say it is sufficient for the remembrance of Allah and supplication: "There is no god but Allah alone, having no partner, Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, the Greatest." This is sufficient. This is enough if he forgets the other adhkar. The best of them isSunan an-Nasa'i 924Hasan (Darussalam), just as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The questioner:
But if he neglects the meaning, may Allah reward you, if he says it.
The Shaykh:
He does not say anything, he does not say anything, so does it match the meaning, or does he not burden himself with anything?
Regarding the supplications mentioned, is it permissible for a layperson to recite them by meaning?
The Shaykh:
Yes. The objective is achieved; the objective is the remembrance of Allah. Say it is sufficient for the remembrance of Allah and supplication: "There is no god but Allah alone, having no partner, Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, the Greatest." This is sufficient. This is enough if he forgets the other adhkar. The best of them is
SubhanAllah, wal-hamdulilah, wa la illaha ill-Allah, wa Allahu Akbar, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa Billah
سبحان الله والحمد لله، ولا إله إلا الله والله أكبر، ولا حول ولا قوة إلا باللهFour things make you beloved to Allah.
أحبك إلى الله أربع.The questioner:
But if he neglects the meaning, may Allah reward you, if he says it.
The Shaykh:
He does not say anything, he does not say anything, so does it match the meaning, or does he not burden himself with anything?
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 403- هل يجوز للعامي أن يأتي بالأذكار والأدعية المأثورة بالمعنى؟ (أسئلة) - ابن باز — youtube.com
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