Back to search
The question

What is the ruling on the congregants saying "Allahu Akbar" during the Friday sermon if the preacher says "Allahu Akbar" in an enthusiastic manner?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

Raising the voice with takbir during the is contrary to the , as it was not customary during the Prophet's ﷺ khutbah, nor that of the righteous predecessors who followed him.

If the khatib says, "Unify Allah" (Wahhidu Allah), intending to guide people to as a belief, not as an utterance made aloud, then there is no harm in his saying. However, the listeners erred by raising their voices. He should, therefore, guide them to his true intention.

And if the khatib intends for them to respond immediately with tahlil and takbir and by raising their voices, then he is mistaken and an innovator, and so are they; for this was not known to be practiced by the Prophet ﷺ nor by the Rightly Guided Caliphs.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported

Read the full answer on Ftawy
Where this answer came from
Source platform
Ftawy
Original fatwa ID
169965
Imported
Translation status
Source text, unreviewed
Read the full ruling
Read the full answer on Ftawy