“Al-Wida‘” in the Friday Khutba

Question

On the last Friday of the blessed Ramadan, which is called “al-Wida‘” (الوداع — “the farewell”), texts of parting, regret and sorrow are recited. In “Rad‘ al-Ikhwan” it is stated that [these] texts are not established from the Prophet ﷺ, and therefore it is a bid‘a — whereas in India, and especially in Delhi, thousands of people go to recite al-Wida‘. Is reciting al-Wida‘ a bid‘a according to the Sacred Law, or what is its ruling? Should those who recite such texts be prevented or not?

Answer

What is written in “Rad‘ al-Ikhwan” is correct.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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