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Are the papers that suddenly spread, bearing the phrase: "Have you prayed upon the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, today?", especially those hung in elevators, on walls, in streets, and in cars, considered innovations (bid'ah)?

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This paper is not an innovation (bid'ah); rather, it is a reminder of good and an aid to righteousness and piety. This is done by reminding the Muslim to send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The one who wrote and distributed it will have a reward similar to that of whoever benefited from it, based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward like the rewards of those who follow him, without diminishing anything from their rewards," and his saying: "Whoever introduces a good practice in Islam and it is acted upon after him, he will have a reward similar to the reward of whoever acts upon it, without diminishing anything from their rewards." This is further supported by the saying of Allah the Almighty: "Indeed, We – We give life to the dead, and We record that which they have put forth and what they left behind, and all things We have enumerated in a clear register."

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