on Muharram, 3, 1387 Hijrah, the Senior ‘Ulamah Committee in Saud? Arabia in its session held in Rab?‘ Ath-Th?n? in 1398, and by the Permanent Committee of the Presidency General of the Department for Scientific Research, Da‘wah and Guidance in Saud? Arabia (no. 5779) on Rajab, 3, 1403 Hijrah.

[5/ 23] The fourth: Abdil H?d? Al-Maqdis? of the Hanbal? school- stated in “Sharh Al-‘Umdah”: ‘It is detested for the Mu’aththin to recite [ وقل الحمد لله الذي لم يتخذ ولداً]

“ And say (O Muhammad): praise be to All?h who has taken no son” (1) or any other statement at the end of the ‘Ath?n. All this is Bid‘ah’.

In Al-’Iqna‘, one of the Hanbal? books, Al-Hijj?w? stated nearly the same saying that ‘whatever recited before ’Ath?n such as: Tasb?h, poems, or raising voices with Du‘?’ ... ect is not of Sunnah. None of the ‘Ulamah held that it is recommended; on the contrary; it is of the detested Bid‘ah for it was not the prophet’s ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) practice nor his Sah?bah’s; it is totally baseless. Accordingly, none -even those who give endowments- has the right to enjoin it on others or condemn those who abandon it, or force others do it’. (2)

Ibn Al-Jawz? said: ‘Many Mu’uththin?n recite remembrances and Qur’?n in their mosques in the middle of the night reaising their voices with the recitation, disturbing those who are asleep and causing inconveniences to those who perform Qiy?mul Lail; all such things are of the detested acts’. (3)

Imagine when these things are done through loud speakers!! This will certainly cause people to acquire negative conceptions about Isl?m and hate neighboring mosques, what for??! Because of such screams coming out from some ignorant people with silly statements that some of which contradict the pure Tawh?d in Isl?m such as: “O! who was the first created by All?h” or “O! who you