Saying Āmīn Aloud: Is It Established from Ḥadīth?
Source: Aḥkām wa Masāʾil, Bāb al-Ṣalāh, Vol. 1, p. 171
Question:
هَلْ ثَبَتَ حَدِیْثٌ فِی الْجَہْرِ بِآمِیْنِ ؟ اَمْ لَمْ یَثْبُتْ شَیْئٌ؟
“Is there any ḥadīth that establishes saying Āmīn aloud, or is nothing established in this regard?”
Answer:
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ammā baʿd!
نَعَمْ ثَبَتَ – Yes, it is established.
Ḥadīth Evidence:
«عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍرضي الله عنه قَالَ كَانَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ ﷺ اِذَا قَرَأَ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوْبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّآلِّينَ قَالَ آمِيْن وَرَفَعَ بِهَا صَوْتَهٗ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ التِّرْمِذِيْ مَدَّ بِهَا صَوْتَهٗ»
Hazrat Wāʾil ibn Ḥujr رضي الله عنه narrates:
When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited “غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوْبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّآلِّينَ”, he said “Āmīn” aloud, raising his voice with it. In another narration of al-Tirmidhī, it is stated that he ﷺ prolonged his voice when saying Āmīn.
Hādhā mā ʿindī, wallāhu aʿlam bi-ṣ-ṣawāb.
