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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Continuation of the ruling on gathering for supplication in congregation at specific times with a loud voice, which is called al-rabita.

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The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it, provided the supplication does not contradict what the Sunnah brought, even if its specific wording was not transmitted, as long as its meaning is correct. However, gathering for it, or for any other supplications reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and making that a regular practice after every prayer, or after the Fajr prayer, or after the Maghrib prayer, is a religious innovation (bid'ah), because this was not practiced in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or the time of his Companions.
And every act of worship that a person performs which was not done in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) nor in the time of his Companions is a religious innovation (bid'ah), and every religious innovation (bid'ah) is misguidance, so it is forbidden, and it is said: instead of gathering for this supplication with a loud voice and saying "Ameen" to it, let each of you supplicate for himself with what is easy for him. Moreover, it is better that the supplication be before the taslim, not after it, because what comes after the taslim is dhikr (remembrance of Allah), not du'a' (supplication). Allah the Exalted said:
And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah فإذا قضيتم الصلاة فاذكروا الله
As for the supplication, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud, when he mentioned the tashahhud:
Then let him choose from the supplications whatever he likes. ثم ليتخير من الدعاء ما أحب
Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:238
So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed the supplication after completing the tashahhud and before the taslim, and Allah (Mighty and Majestic) placed dhikr after the taslim and did not mention supplication. Yes.
Source alathar.net

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