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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on the Ma'mum Preceding the Imam in Takbir and Taslim

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Question:
There is no issue with that. You said that he raises his hands before the takbir, so how is this ma'mum who does not hear, if he sees the imam's hands, and he performs the takbir of intention before the imam's takbir? And you said regarding the takbir of intention that he has preceded him, and you said

Answer:
It is not permissible for the ma'mum to say takbir before the imam, nor with the imam; he must not precede him, nor coincide with him, but rather he must be after him. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The imam is appointed only to be followed; when he says "Allah is most great," say "Allah is most great" and do not say "Allah is most great" until he says "Allah is most great."إنما جعل الإمام ليؤتم به، فإذا كبر فكبروا، ولا تكبروا حتى يكبر،
Sunan Abi Dawud 603Sahih (Al-Albani)
So if he says takbir before the imam, the takbir of intention, his prayer is not valid. Likewise, if he says takbir with the imam, it is impermissible in the prayer; it is necessary that the ma'mum's takbir be after the imam's takbir. He raises his hands with his takbir; the imam raises his hands with his takbir, and the ma'mum raises his hands with his takbir.
And the taslim is also after the imam. The ma'mum does not say taslim; if he says taslim before the imam intentionally, the prayer is invalid. If he did not do it intentionally, he returns and says taslim after him. Yes.
Source سبق الإمام في تكبيرة الإحرام — alfawzan.live

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