What is the ruling on collective supplication?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on collective supplication?
Answer:
It is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Collective supplication is a bid'ah. Each person should supplicate without a group, because this is something that did not come from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) or from his Companions that they used to supplicate collectively, or say takbir (Allahu akbar) collectively, or glorify Allah collectively. Rather, each person remembers Allah alone, whether in secret or aloud. As for doing it collectively, that is a bid'ah. Yes.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on collective supplication?
Answer:
It is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Collective supplication is a bid'ah. Each person should supplicate without a group, because this is something that did not come from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) or from his Companions that they used to supplicate collectively, or say takbir (Allahu akbar) collectively, or glorify Allah collectively. Rather, each person remembers Allah alone, whether in secret or aloud. As for doing it collectively, that is a bid'ah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الدعاء الجماعي؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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