LessonsSeeking Refuge, Basmalah, Recitation and AmeenQuiz

Hanafis prefer saying Ameen quietly, drawing on the character of supplication and reports from Companions. Shafi‘i jurists support audible Ameen in audible prayers, using narrations associated with Wa’il ibn Hujr and other reports.

There are textual and transmission disputes concerning volume. The disagreement primarily concerns the preferred manner, not the legitimacy of saying Ameen.

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Saying Ameen Quietly or Aloud

Seeking Refuge, Basmalah, Recitation and Ameen

Hanafis prefer saying Ameen quietly, drawing on the character of supplication and reports from Companions. Shafi‘i jurists support audible Ameen in audible prayers, using narrations associated with Wa’il ibn Hujr and other reports.

There are textual and transmission disputes concerning volume. The disagreement primarily concerns the preferred manner, not the legitimacy of saying Ameen.