Is it prescribed for the imam in the tarawih and tahajjud prayers to say, "May Allah reward you for the night prayer"?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it prescribed for the imam in the tarawih and tahajjud prayers to say to the ma'mum before starting the prayer, "May Allah reward you for the night prayer"?
Answer:
This is if they are numerous and dispersed, and the mosque is spacious, then it is possible. But if they are a limited and small number, one row or half a row, there is no need for them to see the imam and for him to see them. However, if they are, for example, in the two Holy Mosques, where the people are numerous and dispersed, some on the upper floors and some on the rooftops, then without that,
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it prescribed for the imam in the tarawih and tahajjud prayers to say to the ma'mum before starting the prayer, "May Allah reward you for the night prayer"?
Answer:
This is if they are numerous and dispersed, and the mosque is spacious, then it is possible. But if they are a limited and small number, one row or half a row, there is no need for them to see the imam and for him to see them. However, if they are, for example, in the two Holy Mosques, where the people are numerous and dispersed, some on the upper floors and some on the rooftops, then without that,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [15 /641] هل يشرع للإمام في صلاة التراويح والتهجد أن يقول "صلاة القيام أثابكم الله"؟- صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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