TO RECITE ZIKR IN A LOUD VOICE AFTER SALAAT

Some people strongly object to reciting Zikr in a loud voice after Salaat & say that this act is a Bid'at (innovation) in Islam. The followers of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama'at recite Zikr in a loud voice after Salaat since the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) used to recite Zikr aloud after Salaat.

Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (radi Allahu anhuma) reports: "The recitation of Zikr aloud after the Farz Salaat is since the time of the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)." (Bukhari Shareef; Muslim Shareef) This Hadith Shareef proves that it is permissible to recite Zikr aloud after Salaat. (Fath-ul-Baari)

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) states that when the Sahaba-i-Kiraam would complete their Salaat, he used to hear pure Zikr with his ears (i.e. loud Zikr). (Bukhari Shareef; Muslim Shareef)

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) says, "I used to know the end of the Salaat of Nabi Kareem (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) by the sound of the Takbeer." (Mishkaat Shareef; Sahih Muslim Shareef) From this Hadith Shareef we learn how loud the Zikr after the Salaat should be. The fact that ibn Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) realised the end of Salaat through the Zikr shows that Zikr was recited aloud after Salaat. The Takbeer referred to here is the Zikr that is recited aloud. (Ash'at-ul-Lam'aat)

Another authentic Kitaab confirms that the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) used to perform Zikr aloud. (Ash'at-ul-Lam'aat)

Allama Ibn Abideen Shaami (alaihir rahmah) states that the past & the present Ulama have said that to read Zikr aloud (Bil Jahr) in a congregation is Mustahab (desirable), whether the Zikr is in the Musjid or anywhere else. (Shaami Shareef; Tahtaawi Shareef)

The Sufis, according to their ritual, used to recite Zikr aloud after Salaat, for which original source is present. (Fatawa Hadithia) None of the Sahaba of the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) ever objected to the practice of Zikr Bil Jahr (loud Zikr).

Allama Sayed Ahmed Tahtaawi (alaihir rahmah) giving reference to "Fatawa Bizaazia" says that any person who stops Zikr Bil Jahr in the Musjid is said to be a Zaalim (Tyrant).