Topic
Remembrance
remembrance of Allah
4 entries
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* Is dhikr (the remembrance of Allah) an innovation?
No. The remembrance of Allah is commanded throughout the Qur'an and Sunnah. Even self-composed supplications and the use of counting-beads have a basis in the Prophet's ﷺ own practice and household.
کیا ذکر (اللہ کی یاد) بدعت ہے؟ -
Are prayer beads (tasbih) an innovation?
No. Their basis is a hadith in which the Prophet ﷺ found a Mother of the Believers using date-pits to count her glorification of Allah. The beads are only a counting aid; the string simply holds them together.
کیا تسبیح کے دانے (تسبیح) بدعت ہیں؟ -
Are self-composed supplications (du’as) allowed, or is that innovation?
They are allowed. The Prophet ﷺ himself encouraged supplications that were not fixed formulas, as long as they don't displace a specific du'a the Sunnah prescribed for that moment.
کیا خود سے تیار کردہ دعائیں جائز ہیں، یا یہ بدعت ہے؟ -
Is a forty-day spiritual retreat (chilla) part of Islam?
Yes, it has a basis. The Prophet ﷺ said whoever worships Allah sincerely for forty days will find fountains of wisdom flowing from his heart, and he himself withdrew to the cave of Hira for worship.
کیا چالیس دن کا روحانی اعتکاف (چلہ) اسلام کا حصہ ہے؟