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The ruling on saying: (La ilaha illa Allah) ten times after Maghrib and Fajr

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Question:
The worshippers among us recite this supplication after the Fajr and Maghrib prayers:
There is no god but Allah, alone, without any partner. To Him belong the Kingdom and praise, and He has power over everythingلا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير
Muwatta Malik 20:131
ten times, (O Allah, protect us from the Fire) seven times, (O Allah, we ask You for Paradise) eight times. Is there an authentic hadith regarding this supplication?

Answer:
As for the first one, several hadiths have been narrated regarding it, and there is no harm in it. It is the remembrance of Allah ten times after Maghrib and after Fajr
None has the right to be worshipped by Allah, Alone, without partner, to Him belongs all that exists, and to Him belongs the praise, [He gives life and causes death,] and He has power over all thingsلا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد يحيي ويميت وهو على كل شيء قدير
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3553Sahih (Darussalam)
, and some of them have an addition:
In His hand is all good.بيده الخير
This is not only without harm, but it is prescribed after Maghrib and Fajr.
As for the supplication seeking protection from the Fire:
O Allah, protect me from Hellاللهم أجرني من النار
Sunan Abi Dawud 5079Da'if (Al-Albani)
seven times, a hadith has been narrated regarding it, reported by Abu Dawud with a chain that has some weakness. If a Muslim uses it, there is no harm, if Allah wills, but it is not established as authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); rather, it has some weakness in it. However, it is among the hadiths of virtues and among the hadiths of remembrance; so if a person uses it in the sense that it is a supplication, there is no harm, if Allah wills.
As for what concerns asking for Paradise eight times, I do not know of any basis for it; nothing has reached me regarding it.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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