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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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In the tarawih prayer, when the imam glorifies Allah in his supplication, should the ma'mum say "Ameen," or should he recite tasbih, or should he remain silent?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When the imam supplicates in the tarawih prayer, he glorifies Allah in his supplication. So what should the ma'mum say? Should he recite tasbih or listen?

Answer:
Recite tasbih; tasbih is required.
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى
[Al-A'la 87:1]
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Exalted is He who took His Servantسُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِ
[Al-Isra 17:1]
So exalted is Allah when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning.فَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ حِينَ تُمْسُونَ وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُونَ
[Ar-Rum 30:17]
Tasbih is an act of worship, my brother.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [280 -939] في صلاة التروايح عندما يُعظم الله في الدعاء هل يقول المأموم آمين أم يسبح أم يسكت؟ — youtube.com

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