The honorable Shaykh, regarding raising the voice in dhikr after the prayer, is this specific to the dhikr directly connected to the prayer, such as "O Allah, You are Peace and from You comes peace," or does it encompass all dhikr?
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, the Sunnah has established the prescription of raising the voice in dhikr after the prayer. Is the intention the dhikr directly following the completion of the prayer, such as: and the like, or does it encompass all dhikr, including tasbih, tahlil, and takbir?
The Shaykh : Yes, it encompasses everyone; it encompasses all prescribed dhikr after the prayer: istighfar, "O Allah, You are Peace," tasbih, and tahlil. He authored—I think it was the Shaykh, Sulayman ibn Sahman (may Allah have mercy on him)—a treatise in which he stated: "Whoever distinguishes between tahlil and tasbih has innovated, and there is no difference between this and that." This is the correct view. However, if there is a person praying beside you who has missed part of the prayer, and you fear that raising your voice will disturb him, do not raise your voice, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) forbade them from raising a man's voice to the point of disturbing his brother. But if there is no disturbance, the prescribed practice is to raise the voice.
The questioner : ... is praying ... is there disturbance?
The Shaykh : If none of them missed anything and they were all remembering Allah, there is absolutely no disturbance. Just as they recite the Qur'an before the prayer, everyone raises his voice and no disturbance occurs.
The questioner : ...؟
The Shaykh : Yes, we say: if he raises his voice while they are praying so that they raise their voices like his, the cause of the disturbance is that some people dislike this in their hearts. You know that when the heart is occupied, it becomes disturbed. But if they are at peace with this and their souls have accepted it fully, there is absolutely no disturbance.
The questioner : But the Sunnah is to raise the voice?
The Shaykh : The Sunnah is to raise the voice, but if he is an imam, he should inform the ma'mum before, and say: "O brothers, the Sunnah is to raise the voice." Yes.
O Allah, You are Peace.
اللهم أنت السلامThe Shaykh : Yes, it encompasses everyone; it encompasses all prescribed dhikr after the prayer: istighfar, "O Allah, You are Peace," tasbih, and tahlil. He authored—I think it was the Shaykh, Sulayman ibn Sahman (may Allah have mercy on him)—a treatise in which he stated: "Whoever distinguishes between tahlil and tasbih has innovated, and there is no difference between this and that." This is the correct view. However, if there is a person praying beside you who has missed part of the prayer, and you fear that raising your voice will disturb him, do not raise your voice, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family)
One day he came out to the Companions while they were praying and reciting loudly, disturbing one another, so he forbade them.
خرج يوم من الأيام على الصحابة وهم يصلون ويجهرون بالقراءة ويشوش بعضهم على بعض فنهاهمThe questioner : ... is praying ... is there disturbance?
The Shaykh : If none of them missed anything and they were all remembering Allah, there is absolutely no disturbance. Just as they recite the Qur'an before the prayer, everyone raises his voice and no disturbance occurs.
The questioner : ...؟
The Shaykh : Yes, we say: if he raises his voice while they are praying so that they raise their voices like his, the cause of the disturbance is that some people dislike this in their hearts. You know that when the heart is occupied, it becomes disturbed. But if they are at peace with this and their souls have accepted it fully, there is absolutely no disturbance.
The questioner : But the Sunnah is to raise the voice?
The Shaykh : The Sunnah is to raise the voice, but if he is an imam, he should inform the ma'mum before, and say: "O brothers, the Sunnah is to raise the voice." Yes.