The Ruling on Collective Dhikr and Recitations After Every Prayer

We move on to another letter received by the program from Khumais al-Bahr, sent by our brother: Muhammad Shaykh Uthman Jabir al-Bujoud. Our brother asked a set of questions in a previous episode, and in this episode he asks and says: There are people who make supplication after every prayer; the imam makes supplication and the congregation says: Ameen, Ameen. What is the ruling on this in the Shari'ah by consensus—as he says?
Answer: This which you asked about, O questioner, we do not know of any basis for it in the Shari'ah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do this when he prayed Fajr, or Zuhr, or 'Asr, or Maghrib, or 'Isha'. He did not do this which you asked about, which is raising the hands and the imam and the followers making supplication. This is something that has no basis and is not prescribed; rather, it is a religious innovation. If it had been prescribed, the Companions would have transmitted it and explained it to us from the Prophet (peace be upon him). Then, if it had been prescribed and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) had done it, the Companions would have done it too, such as the Rightly Guided Caliphs and others from the Companions. It is not established, to our knowledge, that they did that, nor that they transmitted it from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Therefore, it must be left. If a person wishes to make supplication, he should do so between himself and Allah, without raising the hands and without gathering with the imam, but rather he should make supplication between himself and Allah, as the hadiths came that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) made supplication after the taslim and before the taslim (peace and blessings be upon him). However, it is not established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he raised his hands after the taslim of the obligatory prayer, nor that he made supplication and the followers said Ameen to it. The good is in following him (peace and blessings be upon him). These are matters that are apparent, known by people and seen by people. If he had done any of this, the Companions would have transmitted it and known it (may Allah be pleased with them and grant them satisfaction). So it is obligatory to leave that; because it was not transmitted from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) nor from his Companions, and the good is in following them and treading their path . And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon His Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.