What is your opinion on the supplication, "There is no god but Allah, the number of what was and what will be, and the number of His movements..."?
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The questioner : May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. What is the authenticity of the supplication? A woman says: "There is no god but Allah, the number of what was and what will be, the number of His movements, and the number of the stillness of Adam's creation."
The Shaykh : And the number of what?
The questioner : And the number of the stillness of Adam's creation until they are resurrected.
The Shaykh : This supplication is most likely to be an act of excessive strictness. If she had said, "Glory be to Allah and His praise, the number of His creation," or "There is no god but Allah, the number of His creation," that would have been sufficient for her regarding all of that. And among the remembrance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is:Riyad as-Salihin 1433 This is the most comprehensive form of glorification. As for these things that some people engage in, which they like because of the rhyming in them and the novel meaning, then turning away from them to what the Sunnah brought is the better course.
The questioner : He asks about a problem.
The Shaykh : No, you took it... okay.
The Shaykh : And the number of what?
The questioner : And the number of the stillness of Adam's creation until they are resurrected.
The Shaykh : This supplication is most likely to be an act of excessive strictness. If she had said, "Glory be to Allah and His praise, the number of His creation," or "There is no god but Allah, the number of His creation," that would have been sufficient for her regarding all of that. And among the remembrance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is:
Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi, `adada khalqihi, wa rida nafsihi, wa zinatah `arshihi, wa midada kalimatihi
سبحان الله وبحمده عدد خلقه، سبحان الله وبحمده رضا نفسه، سبحان الله وبحمده زنة عرشه، سبحان الله وبحمده مداد كلماتهThe questioner : He asks about a problem.
The Shaykh : No, you took it... okay.