The Manner of Collective Supplication and Its Ruling
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Question:
What is meant by collective supplication?
Answer:
Collective supplication is that which is done with a single voice, meaning: they all speak with one voice, “O Allah, forgive us” — with one voice — “Our Lord, forgive us” — with one voice — “Our Lord, give us good in this world” — with one voice — and the like. This is not prescribed; collective supplication is not prescribed. Rather, the Sunnah is for one person to supplicate and for everyone to say “Ameen,” just as the imam says: [Surat al-Fatihah:6] When he finishes, he says: “Ameen,” and they say: “Ameen.”
And so it is with supplication: if a person supplicates in a gathering, and then they say “Ameen,” that is good. Or if each person supplicates on his own, this one supplicates and that one supplicates, without seeking to make it collective, but rather this one supplicates and that one supplicates; there is nothing wrong with that. However, seeking to make the voice and tone identical from beginning to end, as some of the Sufis or others do; this has no basis. But if each person supplicates for himself, there is no blame. Or if one person supplicates and everyone says “Ameen,” there is no blame.
The presenter: And if he teaches them the supplication and they supplicate after him?
The Shaykh: There is nothing wrong with it; he teaches them the supplication.
The presenter: And they repeat the same phrases.
The Shaykh: If they supplicate, and he teaches them the supplication so they supplicate in an important matter, supplicating for themselves without seeking a collective voice, there is no blame. For example, if he says: “Supplicate to Allah to forgive us,” “Supplicate to Allah to cause us to die as Muslims,” and they supplicate, there is nothing wrong with it.
The presenter: But he repeats the phrases, and they repeat them after him.
The Shaykh: Meaning: they are ignorant; he teaches them, they are ignorant of these matters.
The presenter : Yes.
The Shaykh: They are ignorant of them.
The presenter: They do not know how to supplicate.
The Shaykh: He teaches them, there is nothing wrong with it.
The presenter: As is the case with some of the pilgrims, for example.
The Shaykh: This is in the category of teaching, as happens in tawaf and other things.
The presenter : Yes.
The Shaykh: It is in the category of teaching.
The presenter: There is nothing wrong with this.
The Shaykh: There is nothing wrong with it; because it is in the category of teaching.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, may Allah benefit you with your knowledge.
What is meant by collective supplication?
Answer:
Collective supplication is that which is done with a single voice, meaning: they all speak with one voice, “O Allah, forgive us” — with one voice — “Our Lord, forgive us” — with one voice — “Our Lord, give us good in this world” — with one voice — and the like. This is not prescribed; collective supplication is not prescribed. Rather, the Sunnah is for one person to supplicate and for everyone to say “Ameen,” just as the imam says:
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اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَAnd so it is with supplication: if a person supplicates in a gathering, and then they say “Ameen,” that is good. Or if each person supplicates on his own, this one supplicates and that one supplicates, without seeking to make it collective, but rather this one supplicates and that one supplicates; there is nothing wrong with that. However, seeking to make the voice and tone identical from beginning to end, as some of the Sufis or others do; this has no basis. But if each person supplicates for himself, there is no blame. Or if one person supplicates and everyone says “Ameen,” there is no blame.
The presenter: And if he teaches them the supplication and they supplicate after him?
The Shaykh: There is nothing wrong with it; he teaches them the supplication.
The presenter: And they repeat the same phrases.
The Shaykh: If they supplicate, and he teaches them the supplication so they supplicate in an important matter, supplicating for themselves without seeking a collective voice, there is no blame. For example, if he says: “Supplicate to Allah to forgive us,” “Supplicate to Allah to cause us to die as Muslims,” and they supplicate, there is nothing wrong with it.
The presenter: But he repeats the phrases, and they repeat them after him.
The Shaykh: Meaning: they are ignorant; he teaches them, they are ignorant of these matters.
The presenter : Yes.
The Shaykh: They are ignorant of them.
The presenter: They do not know how to supplicate.
The Shaykh: He teaches them, there is nothing wrong with it.
The presenter: As is the case with some of the pilgrims, for example.
The Shaykh: This is in the category of teaching, as happens in tawaf and other things.
The presenter : Yes.
The Shaykh: It is in the category of teaching.
The presenter: There is nothing wrong with this.
The Shaykh: There is nothing wrong with it; because it is in the category of teaching.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, may Allah benefit you with your knowledge.
Source
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