ANSWER:

No, this applies only to traveling and going up and down mountains or hills.

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/164340/remembering-allah-when-climbing-and-descending-stairs

QUESTION: Sheikh, I know that hadith about stairs but I don’t know how to say. I say Allahu akbar while ascending every single stairs and subhanallah while descending every single stairs, is it once? Advice me.

Supplications | May 10, 2026 3:46 am
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QUESTION: I’ve heard that duʿā’ is more beneficial when one understands its meaning. In that case, how should someone who does not understand Arabic approach daily adhkār—like morning and evening remembrances, adhkār after salah, and other regular supplications? Is it necessary to learn and reflect on the meaning of each duʿā’ every time it is recited in order to benefit from it?