What is the ruling on gathering for supplication in a group at specific times with a loud voice, which is called al-rabita?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, some people have a routine of supplication that they adhere to in the morning and evening, where one of them makes the supplication and the others say "Ameen" to it in a loud voice, and it is called the routine of al-rabita. What is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh : Al-rabita
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Al-rabita
The questioner : Yes, I remember its text, and no.
The Shaykh : There is no harm.
The questioner : They say: "O Allah, You know that these hearts have gathered in love for You, united in obedience to You, and become one in calling upon You. So, O Allah, strengthen their bond, perpetuate their affection, guide them to the paths of righteousness, fill them with Your light that does not fade, expand their chests with the abundance of faith in You and beautiful reliance upon You, revive them with knowledge of You, and let them die upon witnessing in Your cause. You are the best Master and the best Helper." One of them says... and they say "Ameen" to this supplication.
The Shaykh : This supplication that you heard is permissible; it is a supplication that does not contradict what the Sunnah brought, even if its specific wording was not transmitted, its meaning is correct. As for gathering for it
The Shaykh : Al-rabita
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Al-rabita
The questioner : Yes, I remember its text, and no.
The Shaykh : There is no harm.
The questioner : They say: "O Allah, You know that these hearts have gathered in love for You, united in obedience to You, and become one in calling upon You. So, O Allah, strengthen their bond, perpetuate their affection, guide them to the paths of righteousness, fill them with Your light that does not fade, expand their chests with the abundance of faith in You and beautiful reliance upon You, revive them with knowledge of You, and let them die upon witnessing in Your cause. You are the best Master and the best Helper." One of them says... and they say "Ameen" to this supplication.
The Shaykh : This supplication that you heard is permissible; it is a supplication that does not contradict what the Sunnah brought, even if its specific wording was not transmitted, its meaning is correct. As for gathering for it