In the Name of Allāh, the Ever Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy
Question:
Is there any proof that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) or his Companions engaged in loud, group supplications immediately after the five daily prayers?
There is no ṣaḥīḥ ḥadīth that proves the Prophet (ﷺ) made duʿāʾ (supplications) after the five daily ṣalāh in a loud, melodic manner, like we see in many masājid today, nor that the ṣaḥābah said “ʾĀmīn” to such duʿāʾ.
Question:
And what about group takbir? Is there any proof that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) or his Companions recited takbir collectively after prayers?
Answer:
Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn (رحمه الله) was asked about the ruling of the takbīr done collectively, through loudspeakers from masjid minarets, after ṣalāh during the ten days of Dhū al-Ḥijjah and on the night of ʿĪd al-Fiṭr. The noble Shaykh responded:
“The takbīr of the ten days of Dhū al-Ḥijjah is not something connected specifically to the ṣalāh. Similarly, on the night of ʿĪd al-Fiṭr, it is not something tied to the ṣalāh. Connecting it specifically to ṣalāh is blameworthy. Doing it collectively is also blameworthy, because it goes against the way of the salaf. Broadcasting it from masjid minarets is also blameworthy. All three of these practices are blameworthy.
What has been legislated after the ṣalāh is to say the known, established adhkār. Once that is completed, takbīr can be said, but not in unison. What is legislated is that each person says it individually.
As narrated in the ḥadīth of Anas ibn Mālik: they were with the Prophet (ﷺ) during the time of Ḥajj—some among them were saying tahlīl (لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله), and some were saying takbīr, but they were not all doing the same thing (i.e. they were not all doing so in unison).”
Reference: Fatāwā Arkān al-Islām
— Prepared by Abū Dilāra Naief al-ʿAydarūs.
