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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is beginning with praise in supplication obligatory or recommended?

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Question:
In the hadith of Fudayl (
If any of you prays, he should mention the exaltation of his Lord in the beginningإذا صلى أحدكم فليبدأ بتحميد ربه
Sunan Abi Dawud 1481Sahih (Al-Albani)
), is it for obligation or for recommendation?

Answer:
The well-known view among scholars is that it is recommended for the believer; it is one of the etiquettes of supplication.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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