The Ruling on Collective Takbir on the Day of 'Eid

Question:
And another says: It has happened in some of the mosques in Riyadh where the 'Eid prayer is held that the mu'adhdhin, before the 'Eid prayer, repeats over the microphone "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La ilaha illa Allah," and so on, and the people behind him repeat what he says in a collective voice. And if he wants, yes, indeed, and if the imam wants to deliver the khutbah, he says, "The 'Eid prayer, may Allah have mercy on you." What is the ruling on this practice?

Answer:
Collective takbir has no basis. Collective takbir and collective talbiyah have no basis; rather, it is from bid'ah (religious innovations). Some people may do it in the two Harams and elsewhere, and this is an error. Rather, each person should do takbir according to his own situation: this one does takbir in the row, this one does takbir on the road, and this one does takbir in any place during the days of 'Eid, whether in the mosque or outside the mosque, on the night of 'Eid, the night of 'Id al-Fitr, until the khutbah is finished. All of this is a place for takbir. From the setting of the sun on the night of 'Id al-Fitr until the khutbah begins, it is all a place for takbir. But it should not be collective, meaning that this one does takbir and a group does takbir with him in one voice. This is not permissible; it is a bid'ah with no basis in the religion. Rather, this one does takbir and this one does takbir without regard to the order of voices from beginning to end. And so it is with talbiyah; none of this is permissible in the form of collective takbir or collective talbiyah, even if it is done in the two Harams. Even if it is done in the two Harams, its being done there is not a proof of its permissibility. Wrongdoing occurs in the two Harams just as it occurs elsewhere. So it is obligatory to present what people do to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), whether the act is done in the Haram or outside the Haram. What conforms to the Shari'ah must be accepted, and what contradicts the Shari'ah must be rejected, whether it is done by the people of the two Harams or by others. So collective takbir and collective talbiyah are from bid'ah, and it is obligatory to leave that. We have pointed this out more than once, but we ask Allah for guidance for everyone. Many of our brothers have written about it. So the conclusion is that this is a bid'ah with no basis. The mu'adhdhin is not appointed for takbir; he is appointed for the adhan, the iqamah, and the takbir of the prayers. As for using him for collective takbir or collective talbiyah, that is not done. Rather, a person reminds his brothers of what is around him when he does takbir, so they remember. Just as when he remembers Allah and they are sitting, they remember Allah, so he reminds them by his action, whether he is in the row or on the road. Yes.