What is the ruling on collective tasbih and collective dhikr after the prayers? And what is the ruling on collective recitation of the Qur'an?
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner: May I ask a question?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: I pray in a mosque, and the imam in this mosque prays, they pray the sunnah immediately after the fard without any break, they recite the tasbih collectively aloud, and they recite Ayat al-Kursi - also - aloud, so what should I do, when I come for the Fajr prayer they recite the Qur'an aloud, do I have to pray the greeting of the mosque and sit and listen to them? And is this a bid'ah or not?
The Shaykh: Define your question!
The questioner: Yes, my brother.
The Shaykh : Clarify. Clarify your question.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Divide your question into parts.
The questioner: Yes, is the practice of collective tasbih a bid'ah?
The Shaykh: Yes, it is a bid'ah.
The questioner: And do I have to ... meaning when I am alone, is this called fitnah?
The Shaykh: Fitnah?!
The questioner: When I do not follow them, I do not do it with them, meaning I recite the tasbih alone?
The Shaykh: This is the Sunnah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And there is no fitnah in the Sunnah.
The questioner: Yes ... they recite the Qur'an and I enter the mosque, do I have to listen to the Qur'an or pray the greeting of the mosque?
The Shaykh: You pray the greeting.
The questioner: I pray the greeting of the mosque.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner: May I ask a question?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: I pray in a mosque, and the imam in this mosque prays, they pray the sunnah immediately after the fard without any break, they recite the tasbih collectively aloud, and they recite Ayat al-Kursi - also - aloud, so what should I do, when I come for the Fajr prayer they recite the Qur'an aloud, do I have to pray the greeting of the mosque and sit and listen to them? And is this a bid'ah or not?
The Shaykh: Define your question!
The questioner: Yes, my brother.
The Shaykh : Clarify. Clarify your question.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Divide your question into parts.
The questioner: Yes, is the practice of collective tasbih a bid'ah?
The Shaykh: Yes, it is a bid'ah.
The questioner: And do I have to ... meaning when I am alone, is this called fitnah?
The Shaykh: Fitnah?!
The questioner: When I do not follow them, I do not do it with them, meaning I recite the tasbih alone?
The Shaykh: This is the Sunnah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And there is no fitnah in the Sunnah.
The questioner: Yes ... they recite the Qur'an and I enter the mosque, do I have to listen to the Qur'an or pray the greeting of the mosque?
The Shaykh: You pray the greeting.
The questioner: I pray the greeting of the mosque.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
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