al-Mosleh: Shouting "Takbeer" has No Basis

Question: may Allah grant you with goodness, what is the ruling on a person shouting "Takbeer" and the people behind him say Allahu Akbar in unison - as they do during protests? Is this action an innovation?

Answer: There is no basis for this. 

-Shaykh Khalid al-Mosleh (Allah preserve him)
Teacher at al-Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and the Prophet's Masjid in al-Madeenah
Teacher at the Faculty of Sharee'ah, al-Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.