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Is it a bid'ah to yell "takbeer" or "tasbeeh" everytime you have som good news in a masjid so that the congregation can chant in a group?

Praise be to Allah.When the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon

him) heard something that pleased him, he would say: Allaahu akbar, Allaahumma la

aysha ila aysh al-aakhirah (Allaah is most great, O Allaah, there is no

real life except the life of the Hereafter). (Narrated by Ahmad). So it is permissible for a man to say Allaahu akbar when he sees

something that makes him glad, and he can raise his voice, without going to extremes. But

congergational Takbeer, where everyone starts and ends at the same time, is not prescribed

in Islam, because there is no report to indicate that. But if one person says Takbeer,

then another and another joins in, and they happen to say it at the same time, without

prior agreement, then there is nothing wrong with this. They can also prostrate (sajdat

al-shukr the prostration of thanksgiving) if it is a serious matter. And Allaah is

the Source of help.

Source: IslamQA (Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid)
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