Is it from the Sunnah for the female imam to stand one foot ahead of the female congregants in congregational prayer for women? And does what Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) did, by leading them in prayer while standing in their midst, indicate the permissibility of that? And is collective dhikr after the prayer, and raising the voice with supplications, tasbeeh, tahmeed, and takbeer not from the Sunnah?
As for a woman leading women in prayer, please refer to questions 12894 and 12821.
As for communal dhikr (remembrance of Allah): The fundamental principle concerning adhkar and acts of worship is tawqif (strict adherence to revealed texts). Allah should not be worshipped except in ways He has prescribed. It has not been authentically reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, nor from the Rightly Guided Caliphs and Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, that they engaged in communal supplication after prayers, or after reciting the Quran, or after every lesson. Therefore, whoever adheres to such practices has innovated in religion, based on the Prophet's saying, peace and blessings be upon him: "Whoever introduces into this matter of ours anything that does not belong to it will have it rejected," and "Whoever performs an action which is not in accordance with our matter will have it rejected." Goodness lies in following his guidance, peace and blessings be upon him, and the guidance of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and evil lies in following innovations.
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