Raising the Voice in Dhikr After Prayer and Dhikr with Funerals
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The questioner:
The remainder of the question was speaking about the abundance of saliva in prayer, about raising the voice in dhikr and reciting the Qur'an, and concluding the prayer, and so on.
The Shaykh:
Then, raising the voice in dhikr, if it is done deliberately after the prayer, the Sunnah is that one raises his voice after the prayer. When he says the taslim, he remembers Allah and raises his voice until he is satisfied. Ibn Abbas said, "The spirit of the prayer is in the dhikr when the people are praying the obligatory prayer in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I used to know that the prayer was between you and your hearing." So the Companions would hear the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remembering Allah, (Exalted and Majestic is He), sayingSunan Abi Dawud 1512Sahih (Al-Albani), then he would turn to the people, giving them his face, (peace and blessings be upon him), and say Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 638, "La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah" (There is no power nor strength except with Allah), "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah), "wa la na'budu illa iyyah" (and we worship none but Him), "lahu al-ni'mah" (to Him belongs the blessing), "wa lahu al-fadl" (and to Him belongs the favor), "wa lahu al-husna" (and to Him belongs the beauty), "la ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah), "wa lahu al-sayyid" (and to Him belongs the lordship), "wa lahu al-din" (and to Him belongs the religion), "wa lahu kharu al-kafirun" (and to Him belongs the return of the disbelievers), "Allahumma la mani'a lima atayta" (O Allah, there is no one who can withhold what You have given), "wa la mu'tiya lima mana'ta" (nor anyone who can give what You have withheld), "wa la yanfa'u dharrad minkum" (and no one benefits from what You have turned away). He said, "This is the cause for the people, (peace and blessings be upon him)." And he encouraged the people to say Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah) thirty-three times, Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah) thirty-three times, and Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) thirty-three times. He said, "Seven hundred" Sunan Ibn Majah 3878Sahih (Darussalam). And he prescribed reciting Ayat al-Kursi (the Verse of the Throne) after every prayer, and the two Mu'awwidhat (protective chapters), and so on, while he was ignorant.
The questioner:
So that they gather, meaning, and so that one voice is raised.
The Shaykh:
No, each person remembers Allah by himself; it is not a collective recitation. Each person remembers Allah by himself. Yes. I am behind you. As for dhikr with funerals, this is difficult. If one raises his voice, he remembers Allah to himself, or with the funeral procession to the cemetery. Does he say, "Let us go, let us go"? No, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation). And if he remembers Allah to himself, remembering death and what comes after death, and the state of the one in the grave and what is not asked about, he becomes preoccupied with this thought. As for raising the voice with that, it is a prescribed matter with funerals. In this way, if he is in the row, he does not harm the people. He raises his voice, and the people who are praying and the one who is reciting, he recites a memorized recitation, so that he does not harm those around him from the praying people or those who are reciting. He does not raise his voice over them, so that he does not distract them or harm them. The reminders: No, each person remembers Allah by himself after the prayer. He raises his voice to the extent that those around him can hear him, without harming those around him. But he raises his voice so that those around him can hear him, so that he reminds the people and teaches the ignorant.
The questioner:
If he is praying after the prayer, he should say the tasbih. This tasbih that is in his heart, he must say this tasbih.
The Shaykh:
He learns from it. This is one of the benefits of raising the voice: that he learns from it. Yes.
The remainder of the question was speaking about the abundance of saliva in prayer, about raising the voice in dhikr and reciting the Qur'an, and concluding the prayer, and so on.
The Shaykh:
Then, raising the voice in dhikr, if it is done deliberately after the prayer, the Sunnah is that one raises his voice after the prayer. When he says the taslim, he remembers Allah and raises his voice until he is satisfied. Ibn Abbas said, "The spirit of the prayer is in the dhikr when the people are praying the obligatory prayer in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I used to know that the prayer was between you and your hearing." So the Companions would hear the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remembering Allah, (Exalted and Majestic is He), saying
O Allah, You are As-Salam, and from you is As-Salam. You are blessed, O One of Magnificence and Generosity.
استغفر الله استغفر الله استغفر الله اللهم أنت السلام ومنك السلام، تباركت يا ذا الجلال والإكرامThere is no god but Allah, and the others hear him,
لا إله إلا الله وأنت الآخرون يسمعونه،Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The words which Allah loves most are: 'Glory be to Allah who has no partner. His is the Kingdom and praise is His and He has power over all things. There is no power nor strength except by Allah. Glory be to Allah and by His praise."
لا إله إلا الله، لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قديرLa ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in Qadir
لا إله إلا الله، لا شريك له، له الركوع، وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قديرThe questioner:
So that they gather, meaning, and so that one voice is raised.
The Shaykh:
No, each person remembers Allah by himself; it is not a collective recitation. Each person remembers Allah by himself. Yes. I am behind you. As for dhikr with funerals, this is difficult. If one raises his voice, he remembers Allah to himself, or with the funeral procession to the cemetery. Does he say, "Let us go, let us go"? No, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation). And if he remembers Allah to himself, remembering death and what comes after death, and the state of the one in the grave and what is not asked about, he becomes preoccupied with this thought. As for raising the voice with that, it is a prescribed matter with funerals. In this way, if he is in the row, he does not harm the people. He raises his voice, and the people who are praying and the one who is reciting, he recites a memorized recitation, so that he does not harm those around him from the praying people or those who are reciting. He does not raise his voice over them, so that he does not distract them or harm them. The reminders: No, each person remembers Allah by himself after the prayer. He raises his voice to the extent that those around him can hear him, without harming those around him. But he raises his voice so that those around him can hear him, so that he reminds the people and teaches the ignorant.
The questioner:
If he is praying after the prayer, he should say the tasbih. This tasbih that is in his heart, he must say this tasbih.
The Shaykh:
He learns from it. This is one of the benefits of raising the voice: that he learns from it. Yes.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 60 — archive.org (16:43)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
