What is the ruling on collective dhikr after prayer, and does it involve imitating the Sufis?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Among the signs of the Sufis are the chants and humming in their dhikr. My question, Honorable Shaykh, is about the dhikr that takes place after the obligatory prayer, where some of the praying people recite it in a humming manner, with a melodic tune. Is this action permissible, or is it imitating the Sufis?
The Shaykh:
If it is collective, it is like the action of the Sufis. But if it is individual, there is no harm; rather, it is required that a person raise his voice in dhikr, so that the mosque is filled with the remembrance of Allah the Exalted after the prayer, and the end of the prayer is known by this. So if it is individual, there is nothing wrong with it. But if it is collective, it is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. It has ended.
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Among the signs of the Sufis are the chants and humming in their dhikr. My question, Honorable Shaykh, is about the dhikr that takes place after the obligatory prayer, where some of the praying people recite it in a humming manner, with a melodic tune. Is this action permissible, or is it imitating the Sufis?
The Shaykh:
If it is collective, it is like the action of the Sufis. But if it is individual, there is no harm; rather, it is required that a person raise his voice in dhikr, so that the mosque is filled with the remembrance of Allah the Exalted after the prayer, and the end of the prayer is known by this. So if it is individual, there is nothing wrong with it. But if it is collective, it is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. It has ended.
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [215 -858] ما حكم الأذكار الجماعية بعد الصلاة وهل فيه تشبه بالصوفية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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