Books of Religious Innovation
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Question: There are two books circulating among the people: "The Blessed Collection of Narrated Prayers and Righteous Deeds", authored by 'Abd al-Muhammad Babah,And the other: and "The Blessed Collection of Prayers, Narrated Supplications, and Righteous Deeds", written by Professor Muhammad Sadiq Qamhawi. What is the authenticity of the supplications and hadiths contained in these two books?
Answer: Both of these books are invalid. It is not permissible to act upon them or read them, due to the innovative prayers and supplications they contain. Assigning a specific prayer and specific supplications to each night of the week has no evidence from the Book or the Sunnah. Furthermore, they contain words in the prayers upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that include exaggeration and excessive praise of his status (peace and blessings be upon him). They also contain innovative or shirk-based tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means), and the *ahzab* (gatherings) associated with some innovators, such as Ahmad al-Badawi and others. They also include tawassul taken from *Dala'il al-Khayrat*, which is a well-known book of superstitions and religious innovation. These are tawassul through the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his household, and tawassul through the awliya (close friends of Allah). All of this leads to exaggeration regarding creation and causes their worship alongside Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
In summary, one must stay away from these two books, warn against them, and explain their defectiveness so that the ignorant are not deceived by them. It is obligatory for the Muslim authorities to confiscate and destroy them.
Similar to these two books is a book that is widely circulated today in people's hands and has spread
in the bookstores. It is the book *Al-Du'a' al-Mustajab* (The Accepted Supplication) by Muhammad 'Abd al-Jawad. It is a superstitious book containing innovative Sufi supplications and dhikr (remembrance of Allah) and *awrad* (daily recitations) that have no evidence from the Book or the Sunnah. Moreover, its title is an audacity against Allah (Mighty and Majestic), as it calls it "The Accepted Supplication." Who knows that this supplication is accepted? What is his evidence for that? It is only that he wants to attract the common people and entice them with this innovative book. I refer the reader to reliable books on dhikr and supplications,It was authored by imams from the people of the Sunnah who are trustworthy:
First: the book *Al-Wabil al-Sayb* by the scholar Ibn al-Qayyim.
Second: the book *Al-Kalim al-Tayyib* by the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah.
Third: the book *Al-Adhkar* by Imam al-Nawawi.
These books contain nothing of the innovative dhikr. They include the dhikr narrated in the Book and the Sunnah, and they are sufficient, and praise be to Allah, in place of the books of the superstitious and the jesters.
Answer: Both of these books are invalid. It is not permissible to act upon them or read them, due to the innovative prayers and supplications they contain. Assigning a specific prayer and specific supplications to each night of the week has no evidence from the Book or the Sunnah. Furthermore, they contain words in the prayers upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that include exaggeration and excessive praise of his status (peace and blessings be upon him). They also contain innovative or shirk-based tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means), and the *ahzab* (gatherings) associated with some innovators, such as Ahmad al-Badawi and others. They also include tawassul taken from *Dala'il al-Khayrat*, which is a well-known book of superstitions and religious innovation. These are tawassul through the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his household, and tawassul through the awliya (close friends of Allah). All of this leads to exaggeration regarding creation and causes their worship alongside Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
In summary, one must stay away from these two books, warn against them, and explain their defectiveness so that the ignorant are not deceived by them. It is obligatory for the Muslim authorities to confiscate and destroy them.
Similar to these two books is a book that is widely circulated today in people's hands and has spread
in the bookstores. It is the book *Al-Du'a' al-Mustajab* (The Accepted Supplication) by Muhammad 'Abd al-Jawad. It is a superstitious book containing innovative Sufi supplications and dhikr (remembrance of Allah) and *awrad* (daily recitations) that have no evidence from the Book or the Sunnah. Moreover, its title is an audacity against Allah (Mighty and Majestic), as it calls it "The Accepted Supplication." Who knows that this supplication is accepted? What is his evidence for that? It is only that he wants to attract the common people and entice them with this innovative book. I refer the reader to reliable books on dhikr and supplications,It was authored by imams from the people of the Sunnah who are trustworthy:
First: the book *Al-Wabil al-Sayb* by the scholar Ibn al-Qayyim.
Second: the book *Al-Kalim al-Tayyib* by the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah.
Third: the book *Al-Adhkar* by Imam al-Nawawi.
These books contain nothing of the innovative dhikr. They include the dhikr narrated in the Book and the Sunnah, and they are sufficient, and praise be to Allah, in place of the books of the superstitious and the jesters.