The ruling on saying "Alhamdulillah" (praise be to Allah) in prayer
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The Shaykh:
Hmm.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
Peace be upon you.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you in good health, 'Abd al-'Aziz. I am calling from Riyadh, and I have three questions.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
I asked you last week about the monthly [prayer].
The Shaykh:
Perfect.
The questioner:
I asked you last week: if the imam is praying and he finishes from Surat al-Duha, he says[Ad-Duhaa 93:11], and the ma'mum (those praying behind him) say "Alhamdulillah" (praise be to Allah). I understood from your words, O Shaykh, that you say this is contrary to what is best?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Is my understanding correct, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
What is the benefit of the prayer? What is the benefit of the prayer? Nothing has been reported regarding this matter.
The questioner:
Why not?
The Shaykh:
If one speaks of the praise of Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He, and speaks of His blessings, outside of prayer.
The questioner:
Yes, okay. Why is it not said that this act is a bid'ah (religious innovation), O Shaykh? I say, why is it not said that this act is a bid'ah?
The Shaykh:
If someone says it is a sunnah (recommended practice), he is told it is an innovation. But as for merely saying it, it is not called an innovation.
The questioner:
But if they adhere to it.
The Shaykh:
If he says it is a sunnah, why not. As for
The questioner:
I mean, if.
The Shaykh:
To Allah, whether it is "Alhamdulillah" or "Alhamdulillah" or "Subhan Allah" (Glory be to Allah). The matter is broad in this regard.
The questioner:
I mean, if they do it and adhere to it.
The Shaykh:
Then it is better that this be in the nafilah (voluntary prayer) and not in the fard (obligatory prayer); because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say anything about this in the fard prayer, and in the night prayer he would stand at the tasbih (glorification) and glorify, so at the place of the warning he would warn, and at the place of mercy he would supplicate, in the night prayer.
The questioner:
Because it is after.
The Shaykh:
This is in the review.
The questioner:
Yes, do you not know that it is.
The Shaykh:
This is easy, if Allah wills.
The questioner:
If they do it in the nafilah, there is no harm.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is a sunnah, if Allah wills.
The questioner:
But in the fard, it is left.
The Shaykh:
They left it, the young ones left it, due to the lack of transmission.
The questioner:
Yes, okay. If they adhere to it, O Shaykh, and believe it is a sunnah?
The Shaykh:
He knows it is a sunnah, the sunnah is established for him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
From the sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner:
Professor 'Abdullah, did it appear on the day of Thursday, the twenty-second of the month of Rabi' al-Awwal, in the year one thousand four hundred and nine Hijri?
Hmm.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
Peace be upon you.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you in good health, 'Abd al-'Aziz. I am calling from Riyadh, and I have three questions.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
I asked you last week about the monthly [prayer].
The Shaykh:
Perfect.
The questioner:
I asked you last week: if the imam is praying and he finishes from Surat al-Duha, he says
But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْThe Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Is my understanding correct, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
What is the benefit of the prayer? What is the benefit of the prayer? Nothing has been reported regarding this matter.
The questioner:
Why not?
The Shaykh:
If one speaks of the praise of Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He, and speaks of His blessings, outside of prayer.
The questioner:
Yes, okay. Why is it not said that this act is a bid'ah (religious innovation), O Shaykh? I say, why is it not said that this act is a bid'ah?
The Shaykh:
If someone says it is a sunnah (recommended practice), he is told it is an innovation. But as for merely saying it, it is not called an innovation.
The questioner:
But if they adhere to it.
The Shaykh:
If he says it is a sunnah, why not. As for
The questioner:
I mean, if.
The Shaykh:
To Allah, whether it is "Alhamdulillah" or "Alhamdulillah" or "Subhan Allah" (Glory be to Allah). The matter is broad in this regard.
The questioner:
I mean, if they do it and adhere to it.
The Shaykh:
Then it is better that this be in the nafilah (voluntary prayer) and not in the fard (obligatory prayer); because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say anything about this in the fard prayer, and in the night prayer he would stand at the tasbih (glorification) and glorify, so at the place of the warning he would warn, and at the place of mercy he would supplicate, in the night prayer.
The questioner:
Because it is after.
The Shaykh:
This is in the review.
The questioner:
Yes, do you not know that it is.
The Shaykh:
This is easy, if Allah wills.
The questioner:
If they do it in the nafilah, there is no harm.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is a sunnah, if Allah wills.
The questioner:
But in the fard, it is left.
The Shaykh:
They left it, the young ones left it, due to the lack of transmission.
The questioner:
Yes, okay. If they adhere to it, O Shaykh, and believe it is a sunnah?
The Shaykh:
He knows it is a sunnah, the sunnah is established for him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
From the sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner:
Professor 'Abdullah, did it appear on the day of Thursday, the twenty-second of the month of Rabi' al-Awwal, in the year one thousand four hundred and nine Hijri?
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، [332-331 /400] ما حكم قول المأمومين (الشكر لله) عند قراءة الإمام (وأما بنعمة ربك فحدث)؟ II ابن باز — youtube.com
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