What is the meaning of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) statement, "And a man who leads a people who are averse to him," and is it permissible for him to lead the prayer?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It was mentioned in a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Ibn Majah 971Hasan (Darussalam) What is the meaning of that? And is it permissible for him to lead the prayer?
Answer:
If they are averse to him for a valid reason, meaning that it is forbidden for him to lead them in prayer, if they are averse to him for a valid reason due to a deficiency in his religion or a valid aversion, but if the aversion is due to personal whim and he has no defect, this has no effect. Many of the imams are not liked by some of the congregation; they dislike and are averse to them, but aversion due to personal whim is not religious aversion.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It was mentioned in a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
A man who leads people (in prayer) when they do not like him
ورجل أم قوما وهم له كارهون.Answer:
If they are averse to him for a valid reason, meaning that it is forbidden for him to lead them in prayer, if they are averse to him for a valid reason due to a deficiency in his religion or a valid aversion, but if the aversion is due to personal whim and he has no defect, this has no effect. Many of the imams are not liked by some of the congregation; they dislike and are averse to them, but aversion due to personal whim is not religious aversion.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [728 -3022] ما مراد قول النبي ﷺ "ورجلٌ أم قوماً وهم له كارهون" وهل تجوز إمامته؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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