What is the ruling on establishing the prayer for the regular voluntary prayers?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you. What is the ruling on establishing the prayer for the regular voluntary prayer?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : What is the ruling on establishing the prayer for the regular voluntary prayer?
The Shaykh : For what?
The questioner : For the regular voluntary prayer, for the regular voluntary prayers.
The Shaykh : Yes, establishing the prayer for anything other than the obligatory prayer is a religious innovation, because establishing the prayer is only for the obligatory prayers. As for the voluntary prayers, there is no establishment for them. So if someone establishes the prayer for the voluntary prayers, we say to him: You are an innovator, and you must leave that. If he persists, he is sinful.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : What is the ruling on establishing the prayer for the regular voluntary prayer?
The Shaykh : For what?
The questioner : For the regular voluntary prayer, for the regular voluntary prayers.
The Shaykh : Yes, establishing the prayer for anything other than the obligatory prayer is a religious innovation, because establishing the prayer is only for the obligatory prayers. As for the voluntary prayers, there is no establishment for them. So if someone establishes the prayer for the voluntary prayers, we say to him: You are an innovator, and you must leave that. If he persists, he is sinful.