Is it prescribed for the imam when praying to say: “Pray the prayer of one who is leaving”?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is there any evidence indicating the permissibility of the imam saying, when he intends to lead the prayer, “Pray the prayer of one who is leaving”?
Answer:
No, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say this. “Pray the prayer of one who is leaving” is a sermon; it is not said at the iqamah, as far as I know. It is a general sermon. I think it came in a hadith where the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered people to pray the prayer of one who is leaving, meaning that one should not have high hopes for this worldly life. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is there any evidence indicating the permissibility of the imam saying, when he intends to lead the prayer, “Pray the prayer of one who is leaving”?
Answer:
No, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say this. “Pray the prayer of one who is leaving” is a sermon; it is not said at the iqamah, as far as I know. It is a general sermon. I think it came in a hadith where the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered people to pray the prayer of one who is leaving, meaning that one should not have high hopes for this worldly life. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [124 -582] هل يشرع للإمام عند الصلاة أن يقول: (صلوا صلاة مودع)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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