Fatwa on distorting the divine name in group dhikr

By Mahmud Khattab al-Subki

فتوى في تحريف لفظ الجلالة في الذكر الجماعي

A question on a group that distorts the divine name and the formula of tawhid in dhikr circles by stretching, thickening and adding letters; the Al-Azhar answer calls it sinful and deserving of discipline, and holds that whoever approves of it takes the same ruling.

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