The ruling on persisting in a dhikr not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at a specific time
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Your Eminence! What is the ruling on persisting in a dhikr not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at a specific time, such as saying after every Asr prayer: “In the name of Allah, upon me and my descendants, and my family, and the people of my household, and upon?”
In any case, this is one of the awrad (fixed recitations), and evening awrad are performed after Asr and after sunset. However, if one believes that this dhikr is connected to the prayer, not because it is the end of the day, then it is prohibited; because worship does not achieve conformity unless six conditions are met: it must conform to the Shari'ah in cause, in type, in amount, in form, in time, and in place.
If it contradicts the Shari'ah in any one of these, it is not from the Shari'ah. Even if a person prays two rak'ahs and says: “This is voluntary prayer” every time he enters his house,We tell him: No, your restriction of this to entering the house is a bid'ah (religious innovation). It is not reported in the Shari'ah that entering the house is a cause for praying two rak'ahs, so it is rejected and returned to its originator, and he is also sinful.
So regarding this person who restricted this supplication to the Asr prayer, we ask: Did you restrict it following the prayer, or because it is your wurd (fixed recitation) that you wish to read at the end of the day?If he says: If that is my intention, then he owes nothing. And if he said the first option,We said: No.
The questioner: If this is his wurd, does he owe nothing?The Shaykh: Yes, if it is his wurd, then he owes nothing.
If it is for the Asr prayer, but because it is the end of the day, he owes nothing.
In any case, this is one of the awrad (fixed recitations), and evening awrad are performed after Asr and after sunset. However, if one believes that this dhikr is connected to the prayer, not because it is the end of the day, then it is prohibited; because worship does not achieve conformity unless six conditions are met: it must conform to the Shari'ah in cause, in type, in amount, in form, in time, and in place.
If it contradicts the Shari'ah in any one of these, it is not from the Shari'ah. Even if a person prays two rak'ahs and says: “This is voluntary prayer” every time he enters his house,We tell him: No, your restriction of this to entering the house is a bid'ah (religious innovation). It is not reported in the Shari'ah that entering the house is a cause for praying two rak'ahs, so it is rejected and returned to its originator, and he is also sinful.
So regarding this person who restricted this supplication to the Asr prayer, we ask: Did you restrict it following the prayer, or because it is your wurd (fixed recitation) that you wish to read at the end of the day?If he says: If that is my intention, then he owes nothing. And if he said the first option,We said: No.
The questioner: If this is his wurd, does he owe nothing?The Shaykh: Yes, if it is his wurd, then he owes nothing.
If it is for the Asr prayer, but because it is the end of the day, he owes nothing.