Is gathering for remembrance (dhikr) and glorification (tasbeeh) considered an innovation (bidʿah)? And how do we reconcile what was narrated from Ibn Masʿud with the two hadiths: "No people sit remembering Allah إلا حفتهم الملائكة (but the angels surround them)," and "Indeed, Allah has angels who roam the roads seeking the people of remembrance (dhikr)"?

The narration mentioned by the inquirer, attributed to Ibn Mas'ud and found in several dictionaries and compilations, states: "Al-Musayyab ibn Najaba came to Abdullah and said: 'I left some people in the mosque saying: 'Whoever glorifies [God] so many times will get such and such rewards.'' He [Abdullah] said: 'Stand up, O Alqama, and distract the people's attention from me.' When he heard them and what they were saying, he said: 'You are either clinging to the tail of misguidance, or you are more guided than the Companions of Muhammad, peace be upon him.'" There is no contradiction between the narration of Ibn Mas'ud and the two hadiths brought forth by the inquirer, because Ibn Mas'ud prohibits specifying forms of remembrance (dhikr) that are not mentioned in the Sharia, but he did not prohibit gathering for remembrance. Gathering for remembrance and glorification (tasbih) is from the Sunnah and good deeds. As for collective dhikr, it is an innovation, and the difference between the two is vast.