The Rule for Following the Imam in Prayer
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : To the Shamash hotel.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you with good, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, the hadith of the one who prays poorly indicates the obligation of following the imam. So what is the criterion for this following? For example, if the imam does not, for instance, fold his hands, is it obligatory for the ma'mum not to fold their hands?
The Shaykh : You mentioned the hadith of the one who prays poorly. What is the connection between the hadith of the one who prays poorly and your question?
The questioner : I seek Allah's forgiveness, I seek Allah's forgiveness. I am wrong, I am wrong.
The Shaykh : No, you are not wrong.
The questioner : The other hadith.
The Shaykh : You are not wrong.
The questioner : It is called by that.
The Shaykh : It is not called taniyyah.
The questioner : I heard you, I heard you.
The Shaykh : What did you hear?
The questioner : What is the connection between the hadith of the one who prays poorly and following the imam?
The Shaykh : No, it is not just this. This is what appeared and passed. You said, "I am wrong." I am telling you, you are not wrong; you are mistaken, but you are not wrong.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Did you understand me?
The questioner : I understood you, I understood you.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : So, what is your correct position after your mistake?
The presenter : Brothers in faith, the continuation of the discussion will be in the next recording.
The Shaykh : So, what is your correct position after your mistake?
The questioner : I told you, the hadith isSahih al-Bukhari 1236.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We are muddling things until the end of the hadith.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This hadith is about obligation, as you have established in your books.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He hopes to follow the imam. So what is the criterion for this following? That is, if the imam does not raise his hands during ruku' or after ruku', is it obligatory for the ma'mum not to raise his hands?
The Shaykh : The criterion is not to contradict the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : To the Shamash hotel.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you with good, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, the hadith of the one who prays poorly indicates the obligation of following the imam. So what is the criterion for this following? For example, if the imam does not, for instance, fold his hands, is it obligatory for the ma'mum not to fold their hands?
The Shaykh : You mentioned the hadith of the one who prays poorly. What is the connection between the hadith of the one who prays poorly and your question?
The questioner : I seek Allah's forgiveness, I seek Allah's forgiveness. I am wrong, I am wrong.
The Shaykh : No, you are not wrong.
The questioner : The other hadith.
The Shaykh : You are not wrong.
The questioner : It is called by that.
The Shaykh : It is not called taniyyah.
The questioner : I heard you, I heard you.
The Shaykh : What did you hear?
The questioner : What is the connection between the hadith of the one who prays poorly and following the imam?
The Shaykh : No, it is not just this. This is what appeared and passed. You said, "I am wrong." I am telling you, you are not wrong; you are mistaken, but you are not wrong.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Did you understand me?
The questioner : I understood you, I understood you.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : So, what is your correct position after your mistake?
The presenter : Brothers in faith, the continuation of the discussion will be in the next recording.
The Shaykh : So, what is your correct position after your mistake?
The questioner : I told you, the hadith is
The Imam is to be followed
إنما جعل الإمام ليؤتم بهThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We are muddling things until the end of the hadith.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This hadith is about obligation, as you have established in your books.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He hopes to follow the imam. So what is the criterion for this following? That is, if the imam does not raise his hands during ruku' or after ruku', is it obligatory for the ma'mum not to raise his hands?
The Shaykh : The criterion is not to contradict the Sunnah.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1319 — d3watuna.com (29:25)
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