Had raising the voice with Thikr been practiced by him ( - ), it would have been the Sunnah which all ‘Ulamah would inescapably follow for it was indeed of the prophet’s ( - ) characteristics to perform acts of worship continuously and publicly [so people could learn them] -as some ‘Ulamah mentioned. If it were raised that ‘had the prophet’s ( - ) du‘?’ been recited secretly by him ( - ), we would not have known about it’, the answer would be that his ( - ) acts of worship would certainly be displayed accidentally or intentionally so that muslims learn them’ (1) -as is affirmed in Ibn Abb?s’s ( - رضي الله عنه -) had?th -narrated by Al-Bukh?r?- which states: ‘It was well known at the prophet’s ( - ) time to recite Athk?r loudly after performing Fard Sal?t’. (2)

An-Nawaw? said: ‘Ash-Sh?fi‘? interpreted the had?th that the Sah?bah raised their voices with Thikr only for a short period of time as a sign of showing its superiority, but this does not entail that they always raised their voices with it. Accordingly, the proper way is that both the Im?m and Ma’m?m recite the Thikr secretly unless there is a need to teach it to other people’. (3)

Ibn Batt?l said: ‘It is reported in the ‘Utbiyyah that Im?m M?lik held that this act is a Bid‘ah’. (4)

Ash-Sh?tib? said: ‘Reciting the Du‘?’ in congregation always was not of the prophet’s ( - ) deed, orders or approvals’. (5)

[2/ 52] Ibn Al-Qayyim said: ‘As for reciting du‘?’ after Tasl?m facing the direction of the Qiblah or the Ma’m?m?n, it is not of the prophet’s ( - ) Sunnah in the first place, nor was it reported to be so through authentic or good chains of narrators. It was not also the prophet’s ( - ) nor his Sah?bah’s practice to say du‘?’ after Fajr or Asr Salaw?t nor did he ( - ) instruct his Ummah to do so. It is