Changing the customary manner of the eclipse prayer to teach the people
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If the people of a town have become accustomed to a specific manner of performing the eclipse prayer, is it prescribed for him to perform it in a different manner in order to teach them?
Answer:
That is, he performs the manner that conforms to the Sunnah. There is nothing wrong with this if he leads the people in prayer by performing it according to the Sunnah, even if others are praying in a manner contrary to it, so that it becomes clear to them that they are mistaken in their action. As for establishing the eclipse prayer or the prayer for rain specifically to teach them, explanation and clarification are not sufficient. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If the people of a town have become accustomed to a specific manner of performing the eclipse prayer, is it prescribed for him to perform it in a different manner in order to teach them?
Answer:
That is, he performs the manner that conforms to the Sunnah. There is nothing wrong with this if he leads the people in prayer by performing it according to the Sunnah, even if others are praying in a manner contrary to it, so that it becomes clear to them that they are mistaken in their action. As for establishing the eclipse prayer or the prayer for rain specifically to teach them, explanation and clarification are not sufficient. Yes.
Source
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