Q: Recently I was told by a family member that I am committing biddat by attending a zikr programme at a friends house. Once a week 4 ladies including myself  gather at her house to make zikr.  Before we start we read 11 times durood sharief, and the following tasbeeh \"Bismillahir rahmanir raheem\" 12000 times. After every 1000 1 person will read 2 rakaat salatul hajaat. While she reads the salah the others are engaged in silent dua individually. After she completes the salah we start reading the zikr silently till another 1000 is complete, and again a 2nd person will read the salatul hajaat while the others are engaged in dua. This way we all have a turn 2 read the salah. At the end of the zikr 1 person reads surah Faatiha, ayatul kursi, the 3 quls and a short dua is read. During the entire zikr no one is allowed to talk or engage in any worldly conversation. We concentrate and focus on what and how we read, and have firm belief Allah Ta'ala will accept our duas and effort. We make duas for the entire ummah, the marhooms, the sick, poor, rich, family members, friends, etc. Mufti saab please inform me as to how this falls under biddat. Looking forward to your views and opinion insha allah.

May Allah Ta'ala reward you abundantly in all your efforts striving for deen.

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Q: I have a question about the practice of Quran Kahaani and Ayat-e-Karima, are these practices considered as Bidaah?

Quran Khani–> A practice in which a group of people or a group of huffaz sit together and complete the recitation of one complete Qur'an and after this act a dua is made and later some hadiya and/or food is served to the group.

Ayat-e-karim–> A practice in which a group of people gather together and recite tasbi-e-Younus about 125,000 times and after completion of this some dua is done and later either some hadiya is given and/or food is served to the group.

My understating is that these practices will not fall under Bidaah, if two conditions are met:

1. If this practice is not considered as an essential part of the Deen, but only done to receive Mercy and Blessing from Allah and for the purpose of Esala Sawab.

2. If this practice is not restricted to a particulate date and time.

I also believe that these acts are extremely virtuous, if our purpose and intentions are clear and if all the laws of Shari'ah are met and not violated during these practices.

The following are the benefits of this practice:

1. Jamaaths or gathering’s always have blessings for example salaat with Jamaat is more virtuous about 27 times better than one that’s done individually.

2. Recitation of Qur'an or Tasbi-e-yunus is a very blessed act, and none accept the ignorant can deny this fact.

3. Serving of food and drink to the students or huffaaz, is again a blessed act.

4. Allah doesn’t reject a dua that’s done in Jamaat.

5. The environment in the house is restored with blessings, due to the presence of jamaat and recitation of Qur'an and Zikr, compared to the modern Muslim houses that are polluted by TV, music and non Shar'iah acts.

Please provide a detailed explaining on this subject, as I need to forward this to my friends.