I am an imam in one of the mosques. After the taslim, I recite dhikr in the prescribed manner with a loud voice, and some of the common people objected to me, saying that you are disturbing those who missed the prayer.

The questioner : This is a listener to the program who says that he is an imam in one of the mosques, and after the taslim, he performs the daily recitation or recites dhikr in the prescribed manner with a loud voice. Some of the common people objected to him, saying that he is disturbing those who missed the prayer. What is the ruling on this? May you be rewarded.

The Shaykh : Raising the voice in dhikr after the obligatory prayer is prescribed, as is authentic in al-Bukhari from Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father), who said: "Raising the voice in dhikr when the people disperse from the obligatory prayer was the practice in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)". However, if there is a person praying next to you and you fear that raising your voice will disturb him, it is better not to do so, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to his Companions while they were praying and reciting loudly, and he said: But this applies if the person is next to you. If he is far from you, the general rule is that you do not disturb him, especially if the voices are mixed together and everyone is raising their voices. When the voices are mixed, there is no disturbance. Disturbance only occurs if someone is directly next to you, or if there are distinct, loud voices. But if the voices are mixed, there is no disturbance.

The questioner : Good, good.