We perform the recitation of some dhikr and narrated texts collectively before iftar in the month of Ramadan; is this prescribed?
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The questioner : We perform the recitation of some dhikr and narrated texts in the blessed month of Ramadan, before the time of iftar, and collectively. Is this permissible for us?
The Shaykh : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), when he delivered the sermon on Friday, his eyes would redden, his voice would rise, and his anger would intensify, and he would say:Sahih Muslim 867a And it was not the case that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) would have people gather with him at iftar to remember Allah (Mighty and Majestic) or to supplicate to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) with a loud, collective voice. Rather, a person would break his fast with his family, and each one of them would supplicate for himself with a quiet supplication between him and his Lord. And if this custom that the questioner referred to was not known in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), then it is among the religious innovations from which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) warned, and he clarified that every religious innovation is misguidance, and every misguidance is in the Fire.
So my advice to these people is that at iftar they should be hopeful and fearful, hopeful for the mercy of Allah in accepting their fasting, and fearful of their sins and what they neglected in their fasting. And they should ask Allah the Exalted to accept from them and to forgive their sins, for the fasting person at his iftar has a supplication that is free from being answered. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. This is a listener to the program who symbolized his name with M A A. He says, O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), when he delivered the sermon on Friday, his eyes would redden, his voice would rise, and his anger would intensify, and he would say:
The best of the speech is embodied in the Book of Allah, and the best of the guidance is the guidance given by Muhammad. And the most evil affairs are their innovations; and every innovation is error.
أما بعد، فإن خير الحديث كتاب الله، وخير الهدي هدي محمد، وشر الأمور محدثاتها، وكل بدعة ضلالة، وكل ضلالة في النارSo my advice to these people is that at iftar they should be hopeful and fearful, hopeful for the mercy of Allah in accepting their fasting, and fearful of their sins and what they neglected in their fasting. And they should ask Allah the Exalted to accept from them and to forgive their sins, for the fasting person at his iftar has a supplication that is free from being answered. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. This is a listener to the program who symbolized his name with M A A. He says, O honorable Shaykh.