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Is this application, which aims to increase the recitation of blessings upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, by setting a goal on Thursday, achieving it on Friday, and collecting statistics, similar to the Hadith of Ibn Mas'ud and the circle of remembrance, or is it an innovation, or is it something praiseworthy?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Praying upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is among the noblest acts of obedience and is particularly emphasized on Friday and its eve. There is no harm in creating an application that reminds one to pray upon him on Friday, and in specifying a number for it with the intention of encouragement, without believing in any special virtue for that number. There is no harm in the application displaying the total number of prayers made by people and their percentage, as this is a form of encouragement, provided that no specific person is identified by their number of prayers to avoid ostentation (riya'). Users should not rely on the application permanently to avoid negative effects such as conditioned reflex; instead, it is preferable for prayer to be a self-initiated act of remembrance.

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