Group recitation before the Friday sermon
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In some Arab countries, before the Friday sermon, the attendees who are praying recite a group recitation of one of the surahs. What is the ruling on this matter?
Answer:
In this form, it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Group recitation is a bid'ah. Except for the purpose of learning; if the teacher recites a verse to the students and they recite it in unison in order to learn, there is nothing wrong with it. But for the purpose of recitation, no, they do not recite in a group.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In some Arab countries, before the Friday sermon, the attendees who are praying recite a group recitation of one of the surahs. What is the ruling on this matter?
Answer:
In this form, it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Group recitation is a bid'ah. Except for the purpose of learning; if the teacher recites a verse to the students and they recite it in unison in order to learn, there is nothing wrong with it. But for the purpose of recitation, no, they do not recite in a group.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك : أن الناس في عصر الصحابة والتابعين ومن بعدهم كانوا يأتون المساجد حفاة في الطين وغيره — islamhouse.com (1:15:21)
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