The ruling on repeating the Ibrahimi prayer before the Friday prayer
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Q481: The questioner says: In our country, before the Friday prayer, the worshippers repeat the Ibrahimi prayer in loud, collective voices until the khatib enters. Likewise, when the khatib enters and greets them, the worshippers respond to his greeting in loud, collective voices as well. What is the ruling on this? And what is your advice to this group?
A481: Reciting the Ibrahimi prayer before the imam enters has no basis; rather, it is a religious innovation. Doing this is an innovation, and the fact that they raise their voices with it collectively makes the innovation more severe. This practice was not in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
nor in the Sunnah of his Rightly Guided Caliphs, nor in that of the preferred generations that came after them. This is among the innovations. Reciting the Ibrahimi prayer before the imam enters, whether by raising the voice or not, whether individually or collectively, must be avoided. As for their responding to the imam’s greeting when he enters and sits on the pulpit in a collective voice, this is also an innovation; it was not the practice of the Muslims. Responding to the greeting quietly and individually is permissible. However, responding loudly in a collective voice is entirely among the innovations. My advice to these people is to abandon innovations and deviations, to adhere to the Sunnah, to review the authentic books of the Sunnah, and to act according to what is in them. They should not rely on the customs and superstitions that many people have adopted as religion, which have no basis in the Shari'ah. It is obligatory for the Muslim not to proceed with an action until he is certain of its validity and its conformity with a prescribed manner. And Allah knows best.
A481: Reciting the Ibrahimi prayer before the imam enters has no basis; rather, it is a religious innovation. Doing this is an innovation, and the fact that they raise their voices with it collectively makes the innovation more severe. This practice was not in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
nor in the Sunnah of his Rightly Guided Caliphs, nor in that of the preferred generations that came after them. This is among the innovations. Reciting the Ibrahimi prayer before the imam enters, whether by raising the voice or not, whether individually or collectively, must be avoided. As for their responding to the imam’s greeting when he enters and sits on the pulpit in a collective voice, this is also an innovation; it was not the practice of the Muslims. Responding to the greeting quietly and individually is permissible. However, responding loudly in a collective voice is entirely among the innovations. My advice to these people is to abandon innovations and deviations, to adhere to the Sunnah, to review the authentic books of the Sunnah, and to act according to what is in them. They should not rely on the customs and superstitions that many people have adopted as religion, which have no basis in the Shari'ah. It is obligatory for the Muslim not to proceed with an action until he is certain of its validity and its conformity with a prescribed manner. And Allah knows best.
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