Reading of surah Yassen 41 times which I have heard from Ulema brings you back something if you have lost it and many benifits. Is this bidah?
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Some people charachterize this as bidah. Which I dont believe, unless you make it fard, wajib, or sunnah it s not considered as bidah according to my limited knowledge. Jazakulllah
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Through the experience of our pious predecessors the reading of Surah Yaseen 41 times has been known to be very beneficial in many situation. It is not a Bid?at practice until taken to be Fardh or Waajib.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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