E.g. dua for healing, salawat, morning dhikr
Explanation: This is a munajat (intimate prayer) attributed to the ascetic Ibrahim ibn Adham. It describes the servant confessing his sins and seeking refuge in Allah's pardon alone,…
“Whoever performs the Fajr prayer in congregation is under Allah’s protection until evening.”
Muslim, Masajid 261Name 21
الْقَابِض
The One who constricts for whom He wills and takes the souls.
Reciting a name as many times as its abjad value is a common custom; it is neither fard nor wajib. In the Dua Kitaplığı app's dhikr counter, this name comes ready with its target count.
Qabid means the One who constricts and withholds. His narrowing of provision, of lifespan and of the heart as He wills is described by this name. It forms a pair with the name Basit: both constriction and expansion are the work of the same Hand; that is why the two are recited together.
In the Quran: Surah al-Baqarah, verse 245, says: “Allah constricts and He expands.”
It means the One who holds back, constricts and takes. The narrowing of provision, the taking of life and the tightness of the heart are described as manifestations of this name.
They are names that seem opposite but complete each other. Mentioning Qabid alone gives an incomplete picture; they are mentioned together as a reminder that after constriction, expansion will also come from the same Source.
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