Is placing boards as a barrier (sutrah) in the mosque an innovation (bid'ah), and is the one who does it sinful?
There is no objection to making sutrah boards for prayer, because taking a sutrah is a Sunnah, and making something that fulfills this Sharia objective is not considered an innovation (bid'ah).
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