Is it better to give a word of advice immediately after the prayer in the mosque, or is it preferable to do so after the tasbih and takbir, or only in cases of necessity?

The questioner : All right, my Shaykh, is it better to give a word of advice immediately after the prayer in the mosque, or is it preferable to do so after the tasbih and takbir, or only in cases of necessity?

The Shaykh : It is preferable to first consider the circumstances of the worshippers, and second, not to make it a custom or a recommended practice (sunnah); because that contradicts the Sunnah. Especially since those who have prayed either have a recommended practice (sunnah) after the obligatory prayer or they do not. If there is a post-prayer recommended practice (sunnah)—as you all know—it is obligatory, or prescribed, or recommended that one recites the dhikr, tasbih, takbir, and tahmid between the obligatory prayer and the recommended practice (sunnah). Then, after finishing that, one stands up and prays the post-prayer recommended practice (sunnah). If there is no post-prayer recommended practice (sunnah), such as the 'Asr prayer, for example, or the Fajr prayer, then it is obligatory to recite the dhikr and the regular invocations in accordance with the Sunnah reported in this matter. Making it a custom for some preachers or guides to deliver a word after the five daily prayers causes disturbance to the worshippers, whether they are those engaged in dhikr or those praying, and some of them may have missed a rak'ah or more.

The questioner : Those who joined the prayer late.

The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. However, if there is an occasion, there is no objection to delivering a word, provided that it is brief.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.