Excerpt Source: Ā’īnah Tawḥīd wa Sunnat ba-Jawāb “Shirk Kyā Hai?” ma‘a Ḥaqīqat-e-Bid‘at
By: Shaykh Abū Ḥudhayfah Muḥammad Jāwīd Salafī
❖ Saying Āmīn Aloud in Salah
Raising one’s voice while saying Āmīn in Salah is from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“إِذَا أَمَّنَ الإِمَامُ فَأَمِّنُوا، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ وَافَقَ تَأْمِينُهُ تَأْمِينَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ“
“When the Imam says Āmīn, then you (also) say Āmīn. For whoever’s Āmīn coincides with the Āmīn of the angels, his past sins will be forgiven.”
❖ Prophet ﷺ Said Āmīn Aloud
Sayyidunā Wā’il ibn Ḥujr رضي الله عنه narrates:
“سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ، فَقَالَ: آمِينَ، مَدَّ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ“
“I heard the Prophet ﷺ recite: ‘ghayr al-maghḍūbi ‘alayhim wa laḍ-ḍāllīn’ and then say Āmīn, stretching his voice with it.”
❖ Āmīn is a Supplication
‘Aṭā ibn Abī Rabāḥ رحمه الله, a Tābi‘ī and teacher of Imām Abū Ḥanīfah رحمه الله, said that Āmīn is a form of Du‘ā.
❖ Loud Āmīn of Ibn al-Zubayr and His Followers
“أَمَّنَ ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ حَتَّى إِنَّ لِلْمَسْجِدِ لَجَّةً“
“Ibn al-Zubayr and those behind him said Āmīn so loudly that the entire Masjid echoed.”
❖ Prophet ﷺ Would Say Āmīn Aloud After Sūrah al-Fātiḥah
Sayyidunā Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrates:
“When the Prophet ﷺ finished reciting Surah al-Fātiḥah, he would say Āmīn aloud.”
❖ 200 Companions Said Āmīn Loudly in Masjid al-Ḥarām
‘Aṭā ibn Abī Rabāḥ رحمه الله said:
“I saw 200 Companions in the Ḥaram (Masjid al-Ḥarām). When the Imam would say ‘ghayr al-maghḍūbi ‘alayhim wa laḍ-ḍāllīn,’ they would all say Āmīn aloud.”
❖ Envy for Saying Āmīn Is the Way of the Jews
Many so-called Muslims get angry at those who say Āmīn aloud and even show hatred toward them. But this attitude is not the way of Muslims — it is the way of the Jews.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“مَا حَسَدَتْكُمُ الْيَهُودُ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مَا حَسَدَتْكُمْ عَلَى السَّلَامِ وَالتَّأْمِينِ“
“The Jews do not envy you for anything as much as they envy you for giving Salām and saying Āmīn.”
❖ Another Clear Evidence
Sayyidunā Wā’il ibn Ḥujr رضي الله عنه said:
“When the Prophet ﷺ recited ‘ghayr al-maghḍūbi ‘alayhim wa laḍ-ḍāllīn,’ he said Āmīn in a way that I heard it while I was standing behind him.”
📚 Note
Numerous other ḥadīths exist on this topic, but only a few have been mentioned here for reference.
❝Just reflect upon your own actions…
If I say anything, it will be taken as a complaint.❞
