What is the ruling on using a clock to determine the timing of dhikr, meaning that if I set it for ten minutes, for example, I can use it to recite a specific dhikr in accordance with the Sunnah? Is that permissible?
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The questioner : The ruling on using a clock to determine the timing of dhikr, for example: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) established as a Sunnah that a person should say after Fajr: So, for instance, I say ten minutes, and I know that I am saying more than a hundred; is that permissible?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : You need to count a hundred.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
There is no god but Allah, alone, having no partner, to Him belongs dominion, and to Him belongs praise, and He is over all things competent, a hundred times; no one will come on the Day of Resurrection with anything better than this, except one who said what he said or more.
لا إله إلا الله ، وحده لا شريك له ، له الملك ، وله الحمد ، وهو على كل شيء قدير مئة مرة ؛ لم يأتِ أحد مثله يوم القيامة إلا رجل قال مثل ما قال أو زاد عليهThe Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : You need to count a hundred.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
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