To what extent is it valid to follow the hadiths that speak of performing specific prayers with certain surahs and numbers on particular days and nights of the week as a type of supererogatory prayer (nawafil) and drawing closer to Allah, such as the hadith narrated by Anas ibn Malik from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Whoever prays ten rak'ats on Tuesday at midday, or he said when the day is high, reciting in each rak'ah Surat Al-Fatihah once, Ayat al-Kursi once, and Surat Al-Ikhlas three times, no sin will be recorded against him for seventy days, and if he dies within seventy days, he dies a martyr and his sins of seventy years are forgiven"? And is it permissible to perform these prayers for the sake of drawing closer to Allah?
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Acts of worship are prescriptive, and their acceptance is contingent upon following the Sacred Law. Designating a specific time for a particular act of worship with a specific virtue requires a legal proof; otherwise, it constitutes an innovation in religion. The aforementioned about praying on Tuesday was narrated by Abu Musa al-Madini with a weak chain of transmission. Hadiths that specify certain days of the week for particular acts of worship are either weak, denounced, or without a chain of transmission. Therefore, you should adhere to what is authentically reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.
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