The Bid'ah that have been innovated in the field of worship in this time are many. Worship basically are restricted to the Book and Sunnah, no acts of worship should be legislated except by a proof from those two sources. Any act of worship which is not sanctioned by a textual proof is Bid'ah.
The Prophet said: "He who performs an act of worship which is not substantiated by our deen, it shall be rejected." (Muslim)
Innovated acts of worship practiced today are many; of such are:
Pronouncing the intention of Salat verbally, by saying: "I intend to perform such and such prayer for the sake of Allah." This is a Bid'ah because it does not belong to the Sunnah of the Prophet and because Allah, the Exalted, says:
"Say, 'Will you acquaint Allah with your faith, while Allah knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and Allah knows everything?" (49:16)
Intention belongs to the heart or mind, because it is an internal action not to be expressed with the tongue.
Recitation of Dhikr in congregation after concluding the Salat is also Bid'ah. It is legitimate only to recite the Dhikr individually. Another Bid'ah is the request to recite al Fatihah in certain occasions, and upon concluding supplications for dead people. Likewise, holding mourning functions by preparing food for mourners, hiring reciters to recite the Qur'an, alleging that all these things belong to the ritual of mourning which will benefit the dead. While in fact, all of these Bid'ah have no base in Islam. Rather, they are difficulties that people impose upon themselves, and which Allah does not sanction.
[Chapter 4.4 from Aqeedah At-Tawheed by Shaik Fawzaan]
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