{"_id":"6a62a7de9ee74ac8d97fad8c","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is it permissible to follow litanies that prescribe specific numbers of recitations?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is it permissible to follow a \"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"wazifa\"},{\"insert\":\" (litany) that instructs a person to recite a particular duʿa or dhikr a specific number of times or for a certain number of days to attain something they are seeking?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"There are several hadiths in which the Prophet ﷺ advised reciting certain adhkār specific numbers of times; for example, tasbīḥ thirty-three times, istighfār one hundred times, or ten times after prayer, Salawāt and al-Kahf on Fridays. So yes, there is a prophetic basis for specifying numbers in worship.\\n\\nMany of these litanies (adhkār, awrād, wazīfas, etc.) have been formulated by respected scholars. There is nothing wrong in following these.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe30b76658b4c232829","tag":"Worship: Dua","count":116},{"_id":"668d9ff70b76658b4c232a80","tag":"Seerah: Sunnah and Hadith","count":78},{"_id":"668d9fe30b76658b4c232823","tag":"Worship: Remembrance","count":45}],"createdOn":"2026-07-23T23:46:38.240Z"}