Is one who innovates in his prayer rewarded, whether he is ignorant or knowledgeable, and what is the ruling on his prayer?
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The questioner:
He asks: Is one who innovates in his prayer rewarded, whether he is ignorant or knowledgeable?
The Shaykh:
We follow.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
I do not know. I think you think it is a bid'ah (religious innovation), but it is not a bid'ah. We do not know what the man is doing, so clarify for us what his action is. Yes.
He asks: Is one who innovates in his prayer rewarded, whether he is ignorant or knowledgeable?
The Shaykh:
We follow.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
I do not know. I think you think it is a bid'ah (religious innovation), but it is not a bid'ah. We do not know what the man is doing, so clarify for us what his action is. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [367 -521] هل يؤجر من يبتدع في صلاته جاهلاً كان أو عالماً وما حكم صلاته؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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