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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on saying: "We have heard and obeyed. O our Lord, forgive us, and to You is the final destination," after the imam says: "Stand in rows and be straight"?

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Question:
What is the ruling on consistently saying
We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination."سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ
[Al-Baqarah 2:285]
by the one praying behind the imam, after the imam says the takbir and says "Stand in rows and be straight," and before the one praying behind the imam says the takbir?

Answer:
This has no basis, and saying it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Saying it in this situation is a bid'ah, because there is no evidence for this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who did any act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, that is to be rejected.من عمل عملا ليس عليه أمرنا فهو رد.
Sahih Muslim 1718b
Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم قول: سمعنا وأطعنا غفرانك ربنا وإليك المصير، وذلك بعد أن يقول الإمام: استووا واعتدلوا؟ — youtube.com

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