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What is the ruling on writing the noble verse: "Every time Zechariah entered her sanctuary, he found her with provision" on the mihrab in the mosque?

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Writing the verse (كلما دخل عليها زكريا المحراب وجد عندها رزقا) on the mihrab is an innovation (bid'ah), because the mihrab in the verse refers to the place of worship, not the place where the imam stands for prayer.

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