Regarding the supplication after the prayers, raising the hands in congregation with the imam, and reciting al-Fatihah afterwards: is this prescribed?
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The questioner : Regarding the supplication after the prayers, raising the hands in congregation with the imam, and reciting al-Fatihah afterwards?
The Shaykh : Yes. This practice is a religious innovation (bid'ah) that is forbidden, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it with his Companions. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 165Sahīh (Zubair `Aliza'i) He used to say in the Friday sermon: .
Therefore, the imam and his congregation should abandon this practice and seek out what the Sunnah brought from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). For the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the best guidance, the most upright guidance, and the most complete. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1401 We ask Allah for guidance for us and for them.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit the Muslims through you.
The Shaykh : Yes. This practice is a religious innovation (bid'ah) that is forbidden, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it with his Companions. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
You must therefore follow my sunna and that of the rightly guided Caliphs
عليكم بسنتي وسنّة الخلفاء الراشدين المهديين من بعديAs for what follows, the best of speech is the Book of Allah, and the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and the worst of matters are those newly invented, and every religious innovation (bid'ah) is misguidance, and every misguidance is in the Fire.
أما بعد فإن خير الحديث كتاب الله، وخير الهدي هدي محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم، وشر الأمور محدثاتها، وكل بدعة ضلالة، وكل ضلالة في النارTherefore, the imam and his congregation should abandon this practice and seek out what the Sunnah brought from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). For the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the best guidance, the most upright guidance, and the most complete. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
And he who turns away from my Sunnah, he has no relation with Me
من رغِب عن سنتي فليس منيThe questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit the Muslims through you.