The Collective Takbir After Prayer
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Fatwa No. ( 12244 )
Q: Some of the worshippers, after the prayer and at any time, say takbir in a collective voice, saying "Allahu Akbar" once. Is this established or not?
A: The collective takbir with a single voice by the group after the prayer or at a time other than prayer is not prescribed; rather, it is an innovation introduced into the religion. What is prescribed is to increase the remembrance of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) without a collective voice.
through the tahlil, tasbih, takbir, and recitation of the Qur'an, and through frequent seeking of forgiveness, in accordance with the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ahzab 33:41-42], and His saying: , and in accordance with what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged in his saying: "I would rather say: Sahih Muslim 2695" narrated by Muslim, and his saying: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3466Sahih (Darussalam) narrated by Muslim and al-Tirmidhi , and the wording is his, and following the Salaf of this Ummah, as the collective takbir was not reported from them; rather, that is done by the people of innovation and desires. Moreover, dhikr is a form of worship, and the original rule in it is to follow what the Lawgiver has commanded, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned
from innovation in the religion, saying:Sahih Muslim 1718a. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his Companions.
Q: Some of the worshippers, after the prayer and at any time, say takbir in a collective voice, saying "Allahu Akbar" once. Is this established or not?
A: The collective takbir with a single voice by the group after the prayer or at a time other than prayer is not prescribed; rather, it is an innovation introduced into the religion. What is prescribed is to increase the remembrance of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) without a collective voice.
through the tahlil, tasbih, takbir, and recitation of the Qur'an, and through frequent seeking of forgiveness, in accordance with the saying of Allah the Exalted:
(41) O you who have believed, remember Allah with much remembrance (42) And exalt Him morning and afternoon.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيرًا (41) وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلاSo remember Me, and I will remember you
فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْExalted is Allah (He is free from imperfection), all praise is due to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest," is dearer to me than anything over which the sun rises.
سبحان الله والحمد لله ولا إله إلا الله والله أكبر أحب إلي مما طلعت عليه الشمس“Whoever says: ‘Glory is to Allah, and with His Praise (Subḥān Allāh, wa biḥamdih)’ a hundred times, his sins are forgiven, even if they were like the foam of the sea.”
من قال سبحان الله وبحمده مائة مرة غفرت له ذنوبه وإن كانت مثل زبد البحرfrom innovation in the religion, saying:
'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who innovates things in our affairs for which there is no valid (reason) (commits sin) and these are to be rejected.
من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو رد
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