Specifying the recitation of "La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah" with a set number and days
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Question:
If a man says "La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah wa la ilaha illa Allah, O You of Majesty and Honor" one hundred times over two days, is this considered a religious innovation (bid'ah)?
Answer:
Yes. Specifying this with a set number without evidence is a bid'ah. Specifying it for certain days without evidence is considered a bid'ah.Sahih Muslim 1718b. Sahih Muslim 1718a. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
If a man says "La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah wa la ilaha illa Allah, O You of Majesty and Honor" one hundred times over two days, is this considered a religious innovation (bid'ah)?
Answer:
Yes. Specifying this with a set number without evidence is a bid'ah. Specifying it for certain days without evidence is considered a bid'ah.
He who did any act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, that is to be rejected.
من عمل عملا ليس عليه أمرنا فهو رد'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who innovates things in our affairs for which there is no valid (reason) (commits sin) and these are to be rejected.
من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو ردThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 14- — archive.org (1:07:29)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.