Is there a sin on the follower if the imam hurries and does not settle in the prayer?

The questioner : Please. Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.

The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?

The Shaykh : I am well, praise be to Allah.

The questioner : I would like to ask you, may Allah preserve you. When I am a follower behind an imam who may hurry in the prayer and may not settle in the bowing or prostration, and I am following him, is there anything required of me?

The Shaykh : If you are unable to fulfill the obligatory acts, you must leave him. If this imam is an official imam, advise him. Fear him with Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and say to him: your brother followers are a trust in your care, so fear Allah regarding them. If he reforms and performs the prayer as required, that is what is desired. If he does not reform, it is obligatory for you to report his matter to the responsible authorities so that they may replace him or correct him, because such a person is not fit to be an imam for the Muslims in their prayer.
And I am amazed at some imams, may Allah guide us and them, who cater to what the idle, noisy people desire for their prayer? That is by lightening the prayer in a way that disrupts the settling, in order to increase the number of people and please them. Let them remember the saying of Allah the Mighty and Majestic: . I advise every imam whom Allah has made an imam for the worshippers to fear Allah regarding himself and those behind him, and to look at how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray with his Companions. Let him make him a model for himself, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And the summary of the answer.
First, if you are unable to achieve the settling behind this imam, it is obligatory for you to leave him and pray alone, or in another mosque. Second, advise this imam, fear him with Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and say: the people behind you are a trust. If he reforms and stands firm on what is proper, that is what is desired. Third, if he does not reform, it is obligatory for you to inform the responsible authorities about him, so that they may do what is required of them, which is to replace him or correct him. Yes.

The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. When it becomes easy for me to leave him, if it does not become easy for me to leave him, do I repeat the prayer as a precaution?

The Shaykh : How does it not become easy for you to leave him?

The questioner : I mean, for example, in the rows.

The Shaykh : Even if you are in the rows, put your hand on your nose as if you are sneezing. The people will excuse you. May Allah welcome you, Shaykh. May Allah reward us with good. May Allah welcome you, may Allah keep you safe. Goodbye. Goodbye.