Is it a religious innovation for one who reads only the prostration verse in the Fajr prayer on Friday without completing the surah?
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The questioner : Some imams in some countries habitually read verses before the prostration verse and verses after it, verses before it, then they prostrate, and verses after it, and in the second rak'ah they also read verses from "Has there come over man a period of time..."
The Shaykh : That is to say, he does not read it in its entirety.
The questioner : He does not read it in its entirety.
The Shaykh : Does this, in addition to its contradiction of the Sunnah, keep him safe from having fallen into a religious innovation?
The Shaykh : No, he is an innovator in that he specifically seeks out the prostration verse only.
The Shaykh : That is to say, he does not read it in its entirety.
The questioner : He does not read it in its entirety.
The Shaykh : Does this, in addition to its contradiction of the Sunnah, keep him safe from having fallen into a religious innovation?
The Shaykh : No, he is an innovator in that he specifically seeks out the prostration verse only.