Is setting a regular weekly time for a religious lecture or a study circle, or an agreement among a group to meet at the mosque on a specific night each month for night vigil (Qiyam al-Layl), considered a forbidden innovation (bid‘ah)?
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Designating a specific day for delivering lectures or holding study circles is not an innovation (bid‘ah); rather, it is permissible due to overriding considerations, such as the scheduling of classes in schools. However, singling out a specific day for seeking knowledge, believing it to be uniquely designated for that purpose, is an innovation. Similarly, a group gathering to perform night prayers ( al-layl) on a particular night is an innovation, because performing qiyam al-layl in congregation is not legislated, unless it occurs occasionally and unintentionally.
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