1. The act of worship must coincide with the: 3. The act of worship must coincide with the

Sharee'ah in the reason for which it is done, or else it would be rejected. Therefore, celebrating AlMawlid i s a Bid'ah because it is performed as a rewardable act, despite the fact that it has not been legislated.

Sharee'ah its quantity. Therefore, if somebody were to add two Rak'ah t o t h e Dhuhr prayer, making a total of six Rak'ah instead of four, this would be u n a c c e p t a b l e a s i t w o u l d n o t b e coinciding with the Sharee'ah in its quantity.