A Particular Manner of Du‘a
Question
I usually make du‘a after reciting the following tasbih, but I do not bind myself to it and sometimes leave it out. Does this act of mine fall under any kind of bid‘a? [ar]لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ، حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ[/ar] “There is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great; Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs; there is no god…
Answer
In the case asked about, this manner is not bid‘a.
Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya
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