What is the ruling on using this book that people use during the circuits of tawaf, which contains supplications that were not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?

The questioner : The honorable Shaykh says: We ask you, your eminence, to clarify the ruling on using this book that people use to read from during the circuits of 'Umrah or Hajj, and this supplication contained in it was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

The Shaykh : The questioner is referring to small booklets of rituals performed by some pilgrims and those performing 'Umrah, in which there is a supplication for each circuit: the supplication for the first circuit, the supplication for the second circuit, the supplication for the third circuit, and so on. This is a religious innovation (bid'ah) by the consensus of the jurists. These innovations do not bring you any closer to Allah, but only distance you from Him, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): . Where is this? In al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, al-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, al-Tirmidhi, and other chains of narration and collections of Sunnah. Where in them is this supplication for each circuit? Therefore, I say to my brother the questioner that using these supplications does not bring a person any closer to Allah, but only increases his misguidance. But what should one say? Say what you wish. Ask your Lord for what you want. You have needs in your heart for which you want to supplicate for your family, for your Muslim brothers. Supplicate as you wish. Repeat it if you run out of what you have. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he supplicated, would supplicate three times. If you get bored, read the Qur'an. So the matter is broad. As for carrying this innovation and seeking nearness to Allah through it, that is an error. Furthermore, in these booklets, some of the supplications are not prescribed at all, and some are such that the one who reads them does not know their meaning. We sometimes hear people reversing the words. I heard a man who wanted to say: but he said, "Enrich me with Your Majesty," I do not know if he said "from Your Majesty" or "from Your prohibition." The point is that he made a mistake because he did not know what he was saying and did not know its meaning.