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What is the ruling on hoisting a black banner on the minaret on Friday morning, then replacing it with a white one at the time of the Adhan? Is this part of the Sunnah or an innovation (Bid'ah)?

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Placing a black banner on the minaret on Friday morning and lowering it before the Friday Adhan to replace it with a white banner has no basis in the Sunnah. It is considered a reprehensible innovation (bid'ah qabihah) that must be warned against and avoided.

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