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Is there any specific virtues for reciting 70,000 kalima, any hadith for that?

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Is there any specific virtues for reciting 70,000 kalima ,any hadith for that
is it not amongst Sunnah?

Bismillahi Ta’ala

Walaikum Assalam Warahmatullah,

Many of the awzāf and spiritual litanies practiced by the pious are from the mujarrabāt — that is, actions and invocations which have been personally experienced and found beneficial by righteous individuals over time. These are not to be understood as aḥādīth (Prophetic traditions) or ma’thūrāt (reports transmitted from the Prophet ﷺ or the Companions), nor do they carry the weight of any divinely established Sunnah.

As long as one does not believe such a practice to be part of the Qur’ān or Sunnah, nor considers it binding upon others, performing these mujarrab a‘māl (tried and tested devotional acts) with the hope of reward and spiritual benefit is permissible in principle. The righteous predecessors engaged in various forms of dhikr and du‘ā’ as voluntary expressions of love and devotion, seeking divine mercy through means not prohibited by Sharī‘ah.

It should, however, be remembered that the outcomes of such actions — such as relief from punishment or forgiveness of the deceased — are not guaranteed. They remain within the domain of hope ( rajā’ ) and good expectation ( ḥusn al-ẓann ) from Allah Ta‘ālā. Therefore, while one may recite the kalimah ṭayyibah abundantly and gift its reward to the deceased, it should always be done with humility, without attribution to any specific textual evidence, and with the recognition that acceptance lies solely with Allah.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Faisal al-Mahmudi

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