What is the ruling on the prayers performed by Sufis, such as: the Nariya Prayer (100 rak'ahs with the recitation of Ayah Al-Kursi), the Tasabih Prayer (reported in a weak hadith), the Mid-Sha'ban Prayer, the Prayer of Repentance, the Prayer of Supplication, and the Prayer of Proximity (Qurbah)?
Salat al-Tasabih (the Prayer of Glorifications): Scholars have differed on the authenticity of its . Whoever considers it authentic acts upon it, and whoever considers it weak should not criticize those who differ with him.
Salat al- (the Prayer of Repentance): Sound hadiths have been narrated concerning it, indicating its legitimacy.
Salat Laylat al-Nisf min Sha'ban (Prayer on the Night of Mid-Sha'ban): Nothing has been authentically established regarding it. Verifying scholars consider it a reprehensible innovation.
The "Fiery Prayer" (Salat al-Nariyah), or the "Prayer of Supplication" (Salat al-Inabah), or the "Prayer of Nearness" (Salat al-Qurbah): These have not been mentioned in the and are considered newly invented innovations.
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