What is the ruling on reciting Surat Al-Kahf aloud and congregationally in the mosque on Friday?
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Reciting Surat Al-Jumu'ah is recommended on the night of Jumu'ah (Friday eve) and on its day. However, persistently reciting it in congregation aloud before the Jumu'ah prayer, with the belief that it is , is considered an innovated bid'ah, due to the disturbance and raising of voices that result from it.
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