Is the specific wording of the morning and evening adhkar obligatory?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : May Allah have mercy on her, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : In a question regarding the thoughts, if you please, it is necessary that they be in the exact wording that was transmitted. The transmitted dhikr, the morning and evening dhikr, must be in the exact form in which it was transmitted.
The Shaykh : And that is the best.
The questioner : Okay, and regarding the feminine and masculine forms, for example, "O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant." Does the woman say, "I am Your female servant"?
The Shaykh : Some scholars say that the woman says, "I am Your female servant."
The questioner : So it is changed, meaning?
The Shaykh : It is changed for the sake of the meaning, and some say she should leave it as it is, and the woman is a servant of Allah.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : And she intends by saying "I am Your servant" the person.
The questioner : And it is permissible to change it, meaning she says "I am" or she leaves it.
The Shaykh : It is permissible to change it and it is permissible to leave it as it is, considering the person.
The questioner : Okay, okay, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Remember as you know.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you with good, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : May Allah have mercy on her, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : In a question regarding the thoughts, if you please, it is necessary that they be in the exact wording that was transmitted. The transmitted dhikr, the morning and evening dhikr, must be in the exact form in which it was transmitted.
The Shaykh : And that is the best.
The questioner : Okay, and regarding the feminine and masculine forms, for example, "O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant." Does the woman say, "I am Your female servant"?
The Shaykh : Some scholars say that the woman says, "I am Your female servant."
The questioner : So it is changed, meaning?
The Shaykh : It is changed for the sake of the meaning, and some say she should leave it as it is, and the woman is a servant of Allah.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : And she intends by saying "I am Your servant" the person.
The questioner : And it is permissible to change it, meaning she says "I am" or she leaves it.
The Shaykh : It is permissible to change it and it is permissible to leave it as it is, considering the person.
The questioner : Okay, okay, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Remember as you know.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you with good, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
Source
سؤال من حاج 1407هـ - 4 — binothaimeen.net (5:35)
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