Fatwa #153717 November 2000Pakistan
Assallah Mu-allaikum Imam. How can one go about strengthening one's memory and eyesight?
Question
I read in a few Islamic Books that one should recite after every Farz Salaat, Ya-qawiyu to strenthen ones memory, and Ya-Noor for eyesight eleven times. I have been practicing this for some years now, but the other day a brother pointed out that this was Bida. Please could you kindly clarify this for me and perhaps make alternative suggestions if any. Jazakhallah Khair
Answer
Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuhu
It has been tested that the action of reciting 'Yaa Qawiyyu' 11 times after
Fardh Salaat is a means of strengthening one's memory.
Just as it is permissible to recite other Wazifas for other physical and
spiritual benefits, so too is the recitation of Yaa Qawiyyu. However, one
should not regard the practise as Sunnah or else it will be innovation
(Bid'ah)
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.
It has been tested that the action of reciting 'Yaa Qawiyyu' 11 times after
Fardh Salaat is a means of strengthening one's memory.
Just as it is permissible to recite other Wazifas for other physical and
spiritual benefits, so too is the recitation of Yaa Qawiyyu. However, one
should not regard the practise as Sunnah or else it will be innovation
(Bid'ah)
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.