What is the ruling on collective supplication after the prayer, such as the imam making a supplication and the others saying "Ameen"? Is the supplication answered in such a case?
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The questioner : I am asking about collective supplication after the prayer, such as the imam making a supplication and the rest saying: "Ameen, Ameen." Is the supplication answered in such a case?
The Shaykh : As for the answering of supplication, that is up to Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
As for this practice, it is a religious innovation (bid'ah), for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not make supplication with his companions after the prayer; rather, he would seek forgiveness three times and say:Sunan Abi Dawud 1512Sahih (Al-Albani).
And there is no supplication after the prayer except what has been established by the Sunnah only, because Allah the Exalted commanded His remembrance after the completion of the prayer, and He said (Exalted and Majestic is He):[An-Nisa 4:103].
And He did not command supplication, and the place for supplication is after the final tashahhud, for when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the tashahhud, he said:Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:238.
So the place for supplication is before the taslim. This is what the evidences of the Shari'ah require, and what is after the taslim is the place for dhikr.
And some people used to make supplication after the taslim, and this is not befitting. What is befitting is that your supplication, if you have a supplication, is before the taslim. As for what is after the taslim, if it is a place for dhikr, then remember Allah, and if it is a voluntary prayer, I do not know that any dhikr for Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has been established after the voluntary prayer.
The Shaykh : As for the answering of supplication, that is up to Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
As for this practice, it is a religious innovation (bid'ah), for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not make supplication with his companions after the prayer; rather, he would seek forgiveness three times and say:
"O Allah, You are As-Salam, and from you is As-Salam. You are blessed, O One of Magnificence and Generosity."
اللهم أنت السلام ومنك السلام تباركت يا ذا الجلال والإكرامAnd there is no supplication after the prayer except what has been established by the Sunnah only, because Allah the Exalted commanded His remembrance after the completion of the prayer, and He said (Exalted and Majestic is He):
And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, or [lying] on your sides
فإذا قضيتم الصلاة فاذكروا الله قياماً وقعوداً وعلى جنوبكمAnd He did not command supplication, and the place for supplication is after the final tashahhud, for when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the tashahhud, he said:
Then let him choose whatever he wishes from supplication.
ثم ليتخير من الدعاء ما شاءSo the place for supplication is before the taslim. This is what the evidences of the Shari'ah require, and what is after the taslim is the place for dhikr.
And some people used to make supplication after the taslim, and this is not befitting. What is befitting is that your supplication, if you have a supplication, is before the taslim. As for what is after the taslim, if it is a place for dhikr, then remember Allah, and if it is a voluntary prayer, I do not know that any dhikr for Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has been established after the voluntary prayer.