The ruling on leaving some of the recommended practices in prayer
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there is a principle that states it is good for a person who is followed to sometimes leave the recommended practices so that the common people do not think they are obligatory. I am the imam of a mosque and I want your advice on a matter: I intend to sometimes leave some of the recommended practices in prayer so that the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam) do not think they are obligatory. These include, first, sometimes leaving the saying "straighten up" and "align yourselves," and the takbir (saying Allahu akbar) immediately after the iqamah (the second call to prayer). Second, leaving the recitation of a surah after al-Fatihah in the first two rak'ahs of the loud prayers, and going directly into ruku' (bowing) after al-Fatihah. My question is: is my action correct?
Answer:
No, my brother, it is not correct. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do this. He did not leave the recitation of a surah after al-Fatihah; that was not known of him. Also, it was not known of him that he left saying "straighten up" and "align yourselves." Rather, he cared about the rows and straightened them, and he did not say the takbir until the rows were straight. He would become angry if he saw crookedness in them. He never left this; it was not known of him that he left this.
As for the issue of the takbir of ihram, and the time of the takbir of ihram: is it immediately after the iqamah, or is it permissible to delay it? This is according to what is beneficial. If you need to delay the takbir of ihram, delay it. If you do not need to, the default is to hasten.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there is a principle that states it is good for a person who is followed to sometimes leave the recommended practices so that the common people do not think they are obligatory. I am the imam of a mosque and I want your advice on a matter: I intend to sometimes leave some of the recommended practices in prayer so that the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam) do not think they are obligatory. These include, first, sometimes leaving the saying "straighten up" and "align yourselves," and the takbir (saying Allahu akbar) immediately after the iqamah (the second call to prayer). Second, leaving the recitation of a surah after al-Fatihah in the first two rak'ahs of the loud prayers, and going directly into ruku' (bowing) after al-Fatihah. My question is: is my action correct?
Answer:
No, my brother, it is not correct. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do this. He did not leave the recitation of a surah after al-Fatihah; that was not known of him. Also, it was not known of him that he left saying "straighten up" and "align yourselves." Rather, he cared about the rows and straightened them, and he did not say the takbir until the rows were straight. He would become angry if he saw crookedness in them. He never left this; it was not known of him that he left this.
As for the issue of the takbir of ihram, and the time of the takbir of ihram: is it immediately after the iqamah, or is it permissible to delay it? This is according to what is beneficial. If you need to delay the takbir of ihram, delay it. If you do not need to, the default is to hasten.
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