The ruling on the ma'mum saying takbir before the imam's voice has ceased
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
There are important questions from the brothers and sisters in this lesson and the previous ones, Shaykh Salih. Among them is that some of the ma'mum say the takbir of ihram before the imam's voice has ceased. Is this action valid?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and all his Companions. It is necessary that the takbir of the ma'mum be after the takbir of the imam, whether it is the takbir of ihram or any other. His sayingMishkat al-Masabih 857 means that the takbir of the ma'mum must be after the takbir of the imam; he does not match him, nor does he precede him. Yes.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
There are important questions from the brothers and sisters in this lesson and the previous ones, Shaykh Salih. Among them is that some of the ma'mum say the takbir of ihram before the imam's voice has ceased. Is this action valid?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and all his Companions. It is necessary that the takbir of the ma'mum be after the takbir of the imam, whether it is the takbir of ihram or any other. His saying
God’s Messenger as saying, “The imam is appointed only to be followed, so when he says the takbir , say it also
صلى الله عليه وسلم إنما جعل الإمام ليؤتم به فإذا كبر فكبروا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 09 من 16/شرح كتاب آداب المشي إلى الصلاة/إشارة إلى التوحيد/صالح الفوزان/الفقه/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (0:56)
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