The occurrence of general and specific supplications in the prayer
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His Eminence the Shaykh: Is the supplication in prostration and bowing in the obligatory or voluntary prayer general or specific?
Some of it is general, and some is specific. What the Sunnah brought with specific wording is specific,Such as between the two prostrations: (My Lord, forgive me and have mercy on me),And such as the opening supplication: (O Allah, distance me from my sins), and so on.
And what the Sunnah brought in a general manner is general,For example: (Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah).
As for what the Sunnah did not bring, you have the choice: if you wish, make it general; if you wish, make it specific; if you wish, supplicate to Allah the Exalted for matters of this world; if you wish, supplicate to Allah the Exalted for matters of the Hereafter; and if you wish, supplicate to Him for all of them together. This is due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): (As for prostration, increase your supplication in it, for it is likely that it will be answered for you).
Some of it is general, and some is specific. What the Sunnah brought with specific wording is specific,Such as between the two prostrations: (My Lord, forgive me and have mercy on me),And such as the opening supplication: (O Allah, distance me from my sins), and so on.
And what the Sunnah brought in a general manner is general,For example: (Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah).
As for what the Sunnah did not bring, you have the choice: if you wish, make it general; if you wish, make it specific; if you wish, supplicate to Allah the Exalted for matters of this world; if you wish, supplicate to Allah the Exalted for matters of the Hereafter; and if you wish, supplicate to Him for all of them together. This is due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): (As for prostration, increase your supplication in it, for it is likely that it will be answered for you).