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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it said that the prayer of need, the prayer for lost items, and the prayer of tasbih are bid'ah (religious innovations)?

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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: Is it said that the prayer of need, the prayer for lost items, and the prayer of tasbih are bid'ah (religious innovations)?

The Shaykh:
Which prayer?

The questioner:
The prayer of need and the prayer for lost items.

The Shaykh:
The prayer of need is not bid'ah (religious innovation); there is evidence for it. If you want something from Allah, you ask Him for it by praying two rak'ahs and then supplicating to Allah the Exalted. This is mentioned in a hadith; it is not bid'ah (religious innovation). And the second one...

The questioner:
And the prayer for lost items.

The Shaykh:
The prayer for lost items? No, that is bid'ah (religious innovation). It is not reported that one who loses something prays for it, but rather he searches for it and inquires about it in places other than the mosques, asking whoever has seen such and such. Yes.

The questioner:
And the prayer of tasbih.

The Shaykh:
The prayer of tasbih was reported with chains of narration that are not authentic. It was reported with chains of narration that are not authentic. Those who authenticated it were mistaken, for the chains of narration are not authentic. Also, its description is not the description of prayer. It involves recitation during ruku' (bowing) and recitation of the Qur'an during ruku' (bowing), and recitation of the Qur'an during sujud (prostration). It has more bowings than the prayer has and more prostrations than the prayer has. So it is denounced in its chain and denounced in its text, meaning it is not prescribed, and it is bid'ah (religious innovation). Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 50 - هل يُقال إن صلاة الحاجة وصلاة الضائع وصلاة التسابيح بدعة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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