Analogy of advancing to lead the prayer with the sermon, based on the sermon of a brother
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to analogize the prohibition of delivering a sermon over a brother's sermon to a person advancing to a religious position, such as leading the prayer, where the general community accepts him and he continues with them, and then I advance and offer myself to them, or to some of them, to take over the leadership in his place? Is that permissible for me?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible. Wait for your brother. If he advances to lead the prayer or to call the adhan, it is not permissible for you to object to him and say, "I am more deserving of this, and I am..." Be patient and see if he commits to it and adheres to the work, praise be to Allah. If he abandons this, or if the authorities do not see him as suitable, then advance at that time. The right of a Muslim over another Muslim is that you do not harm him. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to analogize the prohibition of delivering a sermon over a brother's sermon to a person advancing to a religious position, such as leading the prayer, where the general community accepts him and he continues with them, and then I advance and offer myself to them, or to some of them, to take over the leadership in his place? Is that permissible for me?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible. Wait for your brother. If he advances to lead the prayer or to call the adhan, it is not permissible for you to object to him and say, "I am more deserving of this, and I am..." Be patient and see if he commits to it and adheres to the work, praise be to Allah. If he abandons this, or if the authorities do not see him as suitable, then advance at that time. The right of a Muslim over another Muslim is that you do not harm him. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Do not calculate against his sermon, do not follow up on his sale, and do not bid against his offer.
فاحسب على خطبته ولا تبع على بيعه ولا تسم على سومه.
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المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [7] — alfawzan.live (1:16:41)
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