The Ruling on Accounting Charts for Prayers and Deeds
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Question:
This questioner asks, saying: There are charts called accounting charts where prayers, commands, and prohibitions are listed, and when one prays a prayer, a mark is placed next to it. Is this a prescribed practice?
Answer:
No, this is not prescribed and is an innovation. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is the One who records the deeds of the children of Adam. As for you, do the deed and be sincere in your intention for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Your reward will not be lost. When Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) saw a group of people gathering pebbles, with one of them commanding them to say "Subhan Allah" so many times and counting the pebbles, he said: "Count your sins, and I guarantee that your good deeds will not be lost with Allah the Exalted." And he condemned this practice from them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, our Shaykh.
This questioner asks, saying: There are charts called accounting charts where prayers, commands, and prohibitions are listed, and when one prays a prayer, a mark is placed next to it. Is this a prescribed practice?
Answer:
No, this is not prescribed and is an innovation. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is the One who records the deeds of the children of Adam. As for you, do the deed and be sincere in your intention for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Your reward will not be lost. When Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) saw a group of people gathering pebbles, with one of them commanding them to say "Subhan Allah" so many times and counting the pebbles, he said: "Count your sins, and I guarantee that your good deeds will not be lost with Allah the Exalted." And he condemned this practice from them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, our Shaykh.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 01 / فتاوى على الهواء - 01 01 1437هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (13:07)
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