What is the ruling on praising the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) collectively after the Friday prayer?
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Question:
A message was sent from Sudan by a listener, whose name is Ayn Maim Ayn, who has more than one case. In one of the cases, he says: In our village, after every Friday prayer, there is collective praise of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Is this prescribed?
Answer:
This is not prescribed. Praising the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after every prayer with a collective voice is an innovation among the newly invented innovations for which Allah has not sent down any authority. What is prescribed after the prayers is the remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) through the glorification, the praise, the magnification, and the thanksgiving, according to what has come in the authentic hadiths from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), as Allah wills. And also through supplication, seeking forgiveness, and other types of dhikr (remembrance of Allah).
As for praising the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after the prayers, this is an innovation for which Allah has not sent down any authority. And he said:Mishkat al-Masabih 140Muttafaqun 'alayh (Zubair `Aliza'i) And if this praise includes exaggeration and over-praising regarding the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), such as calling for his aid without Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and asking him for one's needs, then this is major shirk (associating partners with Allah) that takes one out of the religion.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against this, saying:Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah 329Sahih (Zubair `Aliza'i) Exaggeration means going to extremes in praise, just as the Christians went to extremes in praising 'Isa (peace be upon him) until they made him the son of Allah, or Allah Himself, or the third of three. Glorified and Exalted is He above what they say, in the most exalted manner. Those who go to extremes in our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), calling upon him besides Allah, seeking his aid, and asking him for their needs after his death (peace and blessings be upon him), are of the same kind as the Christians' exaggeration regarding al-Masih (peace be upon him). We ask Allah to guide us, you, and all Muslims. O Allah, amen. My insight into his religion. O Allah.
There is no doubt that honoring the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), loving him, and praising him (peace and blessings be upon him) with the good qualities he possesses. There is no doubt that this is a good matter. Good.
But a specific time or place is not designated for this, and neither exaggeration nor over-praising is included in it. Yes.
A message was sent from Sudan by a listener, whose name is Ayn Maim Ayn, who has more than one case. In one of the cases, he says: In our village, after every Friday prayer, there is collective praise of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Is this prescribed?
Answer:
This is not prescribed. Praising the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after every prayer with a collective voice is an innovation among the newly invented innovations for which Allah has not sent down any authority. What is prescribed after the prayers is the remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) through the glorification, the praise, the magnification, and the thanksgiving, according to what has come in the authentic hadiths from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), as Allah wills. And also through supplication, seeking forgiveness, and other types of dhikr (remembrance of Allah).
As for praising the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after the prayers, this is an innovation for which Allah has not sent down any authority. And he said:
God’s messenger as saying, “If anyone introduces into this affair of ours anything which does not belong to it, it is rejected.”
صلى الله عليه وسلم من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو رد،The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against this, saying:
Allah’s Messenger said (Allah bless him and give him peace): ‘Do not extol me as the Christians extolled [Jesus] the son of Mary. I am merely a servant,’ so say: '[He is] Allah’s servant and His Messenger.’
صلى الله عليه وسلم لا تطروني كما أطرت النصارى ابن مريم إنما أنا عبد فقولوا عبد الله ورسولهThere is no doubt that honoring the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), loving him, and praising him (peace and blessings be upon him) with the good qualities he possesses. There is no doubt that this is a good matter. Good.
But a specific time or place is not designated for this, and neither exaggeration nor over-praising is included in it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم مديح الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم بشكل جماعي بعد صلاة الجمعة؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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