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Asslamo Allaikum,
There are two aspects to the query:
1 is established Sunnah with plenty of proof from Sunnah.
2 is not established from Sunnah with NO Authentic Proof. It is an action which is merely Mubah (permissable) but major Ulama like Shaykh (Mufti) Rasheed Ahmed Ludhyanwi (RA) and others have classed it as Bid'ah due to over-emphasis on this Mubah (permissable) act in our time and in our Masajid.
Other Ulama have opted for original ruling and still call it Mubah (permissable)
Nevertheless it isn't Sunnah! Which doesn't mean that its Bid'ah automatically by default!
Jazakullah Khairun
P.S: The original position of the Hanafi Madhab can be read in Fatawa-e-Hind
Asslamo Allaikum,
There isn't a lot to be confused about once you understand the principles.
Making individual dua after Salah is permissable & Sunnah.
Making collective dua after Salah isn' t Sunnah nor an opinion of Hanafi Madhab. Scholars who give a Fatwa about this matter are merely saying that it is neither Bid'ah nor impermissable. There is no Authentic book in the Hanafi Madhab which lists for the Imam to start making dua for the entire congregation after salah.
Having said, it cannot be classed as Bid'ah because there is no evidence to contradict this practise. It is a Mubah (permissable action) which can be done once in a blue moon.
Our Ulama who regard collective dua after Salah as Bid'ah have given a Fatwa because this matter has crossed the bounds of normalcy i.e. people sit around in Masajid waiting for the dua and the Imam sits around waiting to do dua.
In other words people have taken an action which is Mubah (permissable) once in a while and made in necessary (in practise) where you see Masjid after Masjid involved in it so Ulama have frowned upon this matter and asked us to refrain from it.
No Madhab has labelled collective dua after Salah as Sunnah to the best of my knowledge.
Follow a Madhab and follow the MOST SOUND opinion and you will find that it poses no problems. Problems occur when people start preaching and practising weak (and rare) opinions.
Jazakullah Khairun
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