After praying the Duha prayer, I recite Surat al-Ikhlas ten times, and likewise after the Maghrib prayer. Is this practice considered a bid'ah (religious innovation), and is there a sin upon me?
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The questioner:
After praying the Duha prayer, I recite Surat al-Ikhlas ten times, and likewise after the Maghrib prayer. Is this practice considered a bid'ah (religious innovation), and is there a sin upon it, or do you direct me to something else?
The Shaykh:
What has been reported is that one recites Ayat al-Kursi, Surat al-Ikhlas, Surat al-Falaq, and Surat[An-Nas 114:1] three times after Fajr and three times after Maghrib, each surah three times. As for the other prayers—Zuhr, 'Asr, and 'Isha'—they are recited once each. As for ten times, there is no evidence for it. Yes. May Allah reward you with good and do you well.
The questioner:
Is she sinful if she does that, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
We know that if she does something for which there is no evidence.
The questioner:
No.
The Shaykh:
Then she is on the right path.
The presenter:
May Allah conceal [our faults].
After praying the Duha prayer, I recite Surat al-Ikhlas ten times, and likewise after the Maghrib prayer. Is this practice considered a bid'ah (religious innovation), and is there a sin upon it, or do you direct me to something else?
The Shaykh:
What has been reported is that one recites Ayat al-Kursi, Surat al-Ikhlas, Surat al-Falaq, and Surat
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِThe questioner:
Is she sinful if she does that, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
We know that if she does something for which there is no evidence.
The questioner:
No.
The Shaykh:
Then she is on the right path.
The presenter:
May Allah conceal [our faults].
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، بعد صلاة الضحى أقرأ سورة الإخلاص عشر مرات، وكذلك بعد صلاة المغرب، هل هذا العمل يعتبر بدعة وعلي إثم؟ — youtube.com
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