The ruling on supplication after the obligatory prayer and the congregation saying "Ameen" to it
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Question:
After this, a message reached the program from one of the listening brothers; judging by his handwriting, he appears to be Sudanese. He says: Raqib Mahmud Muhammad Ali asks your Eminence: After finishing the written obligatory prayer, and after finishing the remaining good words, and concluding them with "La ilaha illa Allah," the imam raises his hands and supplicates to Allah, and everyone behind him says: "Ameen." He reads from the Noble Qur'an, such as the Opening of the Book. We ask you to guide us: Is this practice an innovation? Or is it permissible? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This practice is an innovation; to our knowledge, it has no basis in the Shari'ah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not, after the prayer and after the glorification and remembrance, raise his hands to supplicate while the people said "Ameen," nor did he recite al-Fatihah while the people said "Ameen." If this had been the case, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) would have transmitted it, for they transmitted everything, and they were trustworthy.
So the conclusion is: This is an innovation. The imam raising his hands after the obligatory prayer, or after the takbir, and supplicating while they say "Ameen," or reciting al-Fatihah and supplicating while they say "Ameen," has no basis. Rather, it is an innovation. Rather, when a person finishes the dhikr, he should perform the regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) after the midday prayer, or after the sunset prayer, or after the night prayer, or he should head to his home—which is better—and perform the voluntary prayers in his home. As for the practice of the imam, or the ma'mum, or both of them raising their hands after the obligatory prayer for supplication, this has no basis. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
After this, a message reached the program from one of the listening brothers; judging by his handwriting, he appears to be Sudanese. He says: Raqib Mahmud Muhammad Ali asks your Eminence: After finishing the written obligatory prayer, and after finishing the remaining good words, and concluding them with "La ilaha illa Allah," the imam raises his hands and supplicates to Allah, and everyone behind him says: "Ameen." He reads from the Noble Qur'an, such as the Opening of the Book. We ask you to guide us: Is this practice an innovation? Or is it permissible? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This practice is an innovation; to our knowledge, it has no basis in the Shari'ah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not, after the prayer and after the glorification and remembrance, raise his hands to supplicate while the people said "Ameen," nor did he recite al-Fatihah while the people said "Ameen." If this had been the case, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) would have transmitted it, for they transmitted everything, and they were trustworthy.
So the conclusion is: This is an innovation. The imam raising his hands after the obligatory prayer, or after the takbir, and supplicating while they say "Ameen," or reciting al-Fatihah and supplicating while they say "Ameen," has no basis. Rather, it is an innovation. Rather, when a person finishes the dhikr, he should perform the regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) after the midday prayer, or after the sunset prayer, or after the night prayer, or he should head to his home—which is better—and perform the voluntary prayers in his home. As for the practice of the imam, or the ma'mum, or both of them raising their hands after the obligatory prayer for supplication, this has no basis. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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