Back to search

Is vowing to pray two rak'ahs of praise daily, morning and evening, considered a bid'ah (innovation)?

1 min readAlso available in العربية

We have no knowledge of something called the two Rak'ahs of Hamd (Praise). The basic principle in acts of worship is Tawqif (restriction to what is prescribed in the Sharia). Therefore, the "Salat al-Hamd" would be an innovation (Bid'ah). What is prescribed, however, is the prostration of gratitude (Sajdat al-Shukr). Consequently, nothing is binding with this vow.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported

Read the full answer on Ftawy
Source platform
Ftawy
Original fatwa ID
145396
Imported
Translation status
Source text, unreviewed
Read the full ruling
Read the full answer on Ftawy