They say that there is a prayer called the Prayer of Benefit, which is one hundred rak'ahs, or it is said to be four rak'ahs, performed on the last Friday of Ramadan. Is this statement correct, O

The questioner : They say: that there is a prayer called the Prayer of Benefit, which is one hundred rak'ahs, or it is said to be four rak'ahs, performed on the last Friday of Ramadan. Is this statement correct, O honorable Shaykh, or is it a religious innovation?

The Shaykh : This statement is not correct.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : And there is no prayer called the Prayer of Benefit. All prayers are beneficial, and the obligatory prayer is the most beneficial of all, because if the type of worship is obligatory, it is better than its voluntary counterpart. This is based on the authentic hadith in which Allah the Mighty and Majestic says: And because Allah has made it obligatory, which is evidence of His love for it and that it is more beneficial for the servant than the voluntary prayer. Therefore, He made it binding for his benefit, due to the reward contained in it. So all prayers are beneficial. As for a specific prayer called the Prayer of Benefit, it is a religious innovation with no basis. Let a person beware of dhikr and prayers that have become widespread among people but have no basis in the Sunnah. Let him know that the original ruling regarding acts of worship is prohibition and prevention. Therefore, it is not permissible for anyone to worship Allah with something that Allah has not legislated, either in His Book or in the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And whenever a person doubts whether an act is worship or not, the original ruling is that it is not worship until evidence is established for it, meaning evidence that it is worship, until evidence is established that it is worship. Yes.

The questioner : May Allah bless you. One of the female listeners, also from Sudan, says in her message.