Dhikr Aloud and in Congregation
Question
In “Dalil al-Khayrat fi Tark al-Munkarat” (دليل الخيرات في ترك المنكرات), authored by Mawlana Muhammad Kifayatullah Dehlawi (may his blessings endure) and endorsed by the ‘ulama of all regions, a narration was seen, which is reproduced [below]: [ar]أُخْبِرَ عَبْدُ اللهِ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ بِالْجَمَاعَةِ الَّذِينَ يَجْلِسُونَ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ، وَفِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ يَقُولُ: كَبِّرُوا اللهَ كَذَا وَكَذَا، أَوْ: احْمَدُوا اللهَ كَذَا وَكَذَا، فَيَفْعَلُونَ، فَحَضَرَهُمْ، فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ مَا يَقُولُونَ قَامَ فَقَالَ: أَنَا…
Answer
The basic principle is that the remembrance of Allah (dhikr), whether individually or collectively, is by consensus (ijma‘) a commendable (mustahsan) matter; no one disagrees about it; it is established by Qur’anic texts and sound hadiths. However, because of extraneous factors (‘awarid) it is sometimes prohibited: for example, making binding (iltizam)
Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya
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