The Ruling on Collective Talbiyah in Hajj or 'Umrah

Question:
May Allah reward you. This is a questioner residing in Riyadh who says: Honorable Shaykh, when we go for 'Umrah or Hajj, we recite the talbiyah collectively; one person leads us, repeating the talbiyah, and we repeat it with him. What is the ruling on this? Are we rewarded?

Answer:
The talbiyah for the one in ihram is prescribed and certain. It is the emblem of the one in ihram, and his cry from the moment he enters ihram with tawhid (the oneness of Allah). He recites the talbiyah with tawhid, denying shirk (associating partners with Allah), to make his worship sincere for Allah. He is reminded that it is obligatory for him to make this Hajj and this 'Umrah sincere for Allah. Allah the Exalted said: Likewise, all other deeds must be made sincere for Allah. However, every person is held accountable individually. Every one in ihram, whether a man or a woman, recites the talbiyah for himself. But the men raise their voices in the talbiyah, whereas the woman recites it quietly, only as much as she can hear herself. The collective voice in the talbiyah or in other dhikr (remembrance of Allah) is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Yes.