Q: I have a question regarding duas and supplications from the Sunnah. In the Quran, there are signs of stopping or continuing on a certain verse and the reader has a choice of either pausing or continuing reading. My question is does this also apply for the duas which we read. For example like the dua after leaving the toilet is ghufranaka, can it also be said as ghufranak? Meaning do duas also have signs of pausing/continuing? For example the third kalima is Subhanallahi walhamdulillahi, wa laa ilaha illallahu Wallahu Akbar wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa billahil aliyyil Azeem. When you recite can you continue by saying Wallahu akbaru instead of stopping and saying Akbar? And can you also say it as Subhanallah instead of Subhanallahi, and walhamdulillah instead of walhamdulillahi, without the i at the end? And can this be done with other duas also?
A: Both ways are correct.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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