The Ruling on Collective Dhikr After the Prayers
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Your Eminence! We went on a trip to a neighboring Arab country, and we prayed in one of the mosques. The mu'adhdhin, when he finished the adhan, would recite some phrases, such as: "Peace and blessings be upon you, O Messenger of Allah! O you, the unlettered Prophet!" and phrases like these after finishing the adhan and at the iqamah.Likewise, he calls: (O Allah, Lord of this perfect call.
) And when he finished, he would say the same words, and at the taslim from the prayer, the worshippers would recite the daily dhikr, for example, they would say: (Say: He is Allah, the One) then they would continue, and he would say: (What Allah willed, and there is no god but Allah) and they would continue, and he would say: (Say: He is Allah, the One) and they would continue! And so on, collectively. What is your opinion?
My opinion is that this is a religious innovation (bid'ah); because nothing is appended to the adhan, and the same applies to the iqamah. Likewise, after the taslim, the imam turns to the people, and he glorifies Allah while they glorify Allah, each for himself. And unfortunately, this may be found in some Islamic countries. It is well known that reviving innovations is the killing of the Sunnah.
The questioner: Praise be to Allah! We mentioned this to them, but should one pray with them or not?The Shaykh: If you find a mosque that does not have these innovations, do not pray with them. If you do not find anything but this one, then pray, and when you say the taslim, leave and do not follow them in this innovation.
) And when he finished, he would say the same words, and at the taslim from the prayer, the worshippers would recite the daily dhikr, for example, they would say: (Say: He is Allah, the One) then they would continue, and he would say: (What Allah willed, and there is no god but Allah) and they would continue, and he would say: (Say: He is Allah, the One) and they would continue! And so on, collectively. What is your opinion?
My opinion is that this is a religious innovation (bid'ah); because nothing is appended to the adhan, and the same applies to the iqamah. Likewise, after the taslim, the imam turns to the people, and he glorifies Allah while they glorify Allah, each for himself. And unfortunately, this may be found in some Islamic countries. It is well known that reviving innovations is the killing of the Sunnah.
The questioner: Praise be to Allah! We mentioned this to them, but should one pray with them or not?The Shaykh: If you find a mosque that does not have these innovations, do not pray with them. If you do not find anything but this one, then pray, and when you say the taslim, leave and do not follow them in this innovation.