Some of the brothers travel in order to pray tarawih behind a specific imam for the sake of his voice?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some of the brothers travel in order to pray tarawih behind a specific imam in other than the three mosques. He says, "I did not intend the mosque, but rather I intended to pray behind this imam, because his voice is sweet, or for some other reason." Is this prescribed?
Answer:
This is merely taking pleasure in the voice; he is taking pleasure in the voice. So he travels in order to take pleasure in the voice. This is not something that should be done. This is an exaggeration, and it is an exaggeration regarding the person. Also, it may lead to some admiration, or it may lead to something else. So this is not something that should be done. A person should pray with the Muslims in his country and in the mosque closest to him.
As for the matter of voices, this is not a reason for a person to travel, to make things difficult for himself, or to be a role model for people. Also, this may become a habit in the future, opening the door for people to travel and pray behind so-and-so and so-and-so, and this would be among the religious innovations (bid'ah), developing into an innovation. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some of the brothers travel in order to pray tarawih behind a specific imam in other than the three mosques. He says, "I did not intend the mosque, but rather I intended to pray behind this imam, because his voice is sweet, or for some other reason." Is this prescribed?
Answer:
This is merely taking pleasure in the voice; he is taking pleasure in the voice. So he travels in order to take pleasure in the voice. This is not something that should be done. This is an exaggeration, and it is an exaggeration regarding the person. Also, it may lead to some admiration, or it may lead to something else. So this is not something that should be done. A person should pray with the Muslims in his country and in the mosque closest to him.
As for the matter of voices, this is not a reason for a person to travel, to make things difficult for himself, or to be a role model for people. Also, this may become a habit in the future, opening the door for people to travel and pray behind so-and-so and so-and-so, and this would be among the religious innovations (bid'ah), developing into an innovation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [901 /1350] بعض الإخوان يسافر لأجل أن يصلي التراويح خلف إمام معين من أجل صوته؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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