Is it not obligatory to follow the imam in the closing salam?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: Is it obligatory to follow the imam in bowing and prostrating, but not in the salam? Is this correct?
Answer:
Why? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1236 Meaning, one follows him by saying the takbir of intention with him, entering the prayer with him, following him in the actions of the prayer, and saying the salam with him. One says the salam with him when he says it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: Is it obligatory to follow the imam in bowing and prostrating, but not in the salam? Is this correct?
Answer:
Why? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The Imam is to be followed
إنما جعل الإمام ليؤتم به
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل السلام لا يجب اتباع الإمام فيه؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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