✅ Answer: Numerous narrations have come to us from the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) prohibiting invented and fabricated practices. We should base all our religious actions on authentic hadiths.

And here is an example of a foundational narration:

1⃣ عَنْ عِدَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ أَبِی إِسْمَاعِیلَ إِبْرَاهِیمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْأَزْدِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عُثْمَانَ الْعَبْدِیِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ أَمِیرِ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلی الله علیه و آله لَا قَوْلَ إِلَّا بِعَمَلٍ وَ لَا قَوْلَ وَ عَمَلَ إِلَّا بِنِیَّةٍ وَ لَا قَوْلَ وَ عَمَلَ وَ نِیَّةَ إِلَّا بِإِصَابَةِ السُّنَّةِ

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 1, p. 70

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said: There is no saying without action, and there is no saying or action without intention, and there is no saying, action, or intention (that is valid) except with conformity to the tradition.

✅ According to this narration, any action we wish to undertake must be in accordance with the tradition and teachings of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them). InshaAllah.

اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ