What is the ruling on completing the recitation of the Qur'an in the night prayer and the supplication for completing it?
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Question:
The questioner says: Some people say that completing the recitation of the Qur'an in the night prayer and the supplication for completing it is a religious innovation (bid'ah). What is your response to them?
Answer:
Because he does not know what a religious innovation (bid'ah) is. He does not know the criteria for religious innovation (bid'ah). Everything is an innovation to him; he calls anything he does not know an innovation.
Completing the recitation of the Qur'an is well known among the Salaf (the earliest generations). Imam Ahmad mentioned it, stating that he found the people of Hijaz and the people of [Makkah] doing it. Imam Ahmad practiced it, prayed behind the imam, and said "Ameen" to his supplication, as mentioned by the author of al-Mughni. So, were the Muslims upon an innovation until this person came and realized and said, "You are upon an innovation," meaning that all Muslims from the time of Imam Ahmad or before were upon an innovation until this person came? There is no power or strength except with Allah. He must learn first before he speaks. It is not permissible for a person to speak before he learns. Yes.
The questioner says: Some people say that completing the recitation of the Qur'an in the night prayer and the supplication for completing it is a religious innovation (bid'ah). What is your response to them?
Answer:
Because he does not know what a religious innovation (bid'ah) is. He does not know the criteria for religious innovation (bid'ah). Everything is an innovation to him; he calls anything he does not know an innovation.
Completing the recitation of the Qur'an is well known among the Salaf (the earliest generations). Imam Ahmad mentioned it, stating that he found the people of Hijaz and the people of [Makkah] doing it. Imam Ahmad practiced it, prayed behind the imam, and said "Ameen" to his supplication, as mentioned by the author of al-Mughni. So, were the Muslims upon an innovation until this person came and realized and said, "You are upon an innovation," meaning that all Muslims from the time of Imam Ahmad or before were upon an innovation until this person came? There is no power or strength except with Allah. He must learn first before he speaks. It is not permissible for a person to speak before he learns. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم ختم القرآن في صلاة القيام ودعاء الختم؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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