Extending the Imam's Takbir When Sitting for the Tashahhud

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding changing the voice and extending the takbir at the takbir for sitting for the first or second tashahhud by the imam, considering the benefit for the ma'mumin (those praying behind the imam), some of the brothers disapprove of it, saying that it is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and that it helps the ma'mumin to become distracted and forgetful. Is this correct?

Answer:
This is not correct. The matter is broad in this regard. Extending the voice, meaning an extension that is not excessive, is not a problem; rather, there is a benefit in it. There is a benefit in it, which is that it does not confuse the ma'mumin, causing them to think that the imam is lingering. The scholars of the Muslims used to do this, especially in this land, despite their eagerness to seek out evidence. And it is not known from its end. Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) used to do this, despite his strict adherence to the Sunnah and the hadiths. So there is no harm in it, if Allah wills. No.