Is reciting Surat Al-Ikhlas 15 times after every prayer and its following remembrances considered a Bid'ah (innovation in religion)?
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Surat Al- is great and is equivalent to one-third of the Quran. However, committing to reciting it a specific number of times at a specific time, such as consistently reciting it fifteen times after prayer, is an unlawful act, because it has no basis in the , and acts of worship are built upon divine injunction. Therefore, be diligent in performing the prescribed remembrances that have been authentically transmitted, and increase in general remembrance without committing to a number that has no basis in the Sharia.
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