The Tone of the Takbirat of Transition in Prayer
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Question:
And may Allah bless you. This message came from a listener of the program, Abu Muhand, who says: A problem arose between us and the imam of the mosque where we pray regarding an issue, and we want Shaykh Salih (may Allah preserve him) to guide everyone in it. He says: What is your view, Shaykh, of some of the imams of the mosques who make the tone of the takbir uniform? From the beginning of the prayer to its end, even when he sits for the first and second tashahhud. Should not the imam, for example at the first tashahhud, make the worshippers feel a takbir with a softer voice than the other takbirs, the other takbirs?
Answer:
There is no doubt that the imam must consider the ma'mums and be gentle with them, and lighten the prayer so that it does not become burdensome for them, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: But this lightening must not compromise the prayer; it is lightening with completion. As for the issue of the takbir, the takbirat of transition occur at the time of moving from one pillar to another, and there is no difference in the tone of the voice between one takbir and another. However, people have become accustomed to the fact that when he says the takbir for the first tashahhud, he uses a specific tone that people recognize. Right? That he wants to sit. It is a custom. And... I know that there is evidence regarding the description of the takbir. The takbir of sitting for the first tashahhud. But this is a matter. People have become accustomed to it. But if he does it. Yes. There is no harm in it, and if he leaves it, there is no harm on him, yes, and the ma'mums know this; they know this from their imam. Yes.
And may Allah bless you. This message came from a listener of the program, Abu Muhand, who says: A problem arose between us and the imam of the mosque where we pray regarding an issue, and we want Shaykh Salih (may Allah preserve him) to guide everyone in it. He says: What is your view, Shaykh, of some of the imams of the mosques who make the tone of the takbir uniform? From the beginning of the prayer to its end, even when he sits for the first and second tashahhud. Should not the imam, for example at the first tashahhud, make the worshippers feel a takbir with a softer voice than the other takbirs, the other takbirs?
Answer:
There is no doubt that the imam must consider the ma'mums and be gentle with them, and lighten the prayer so that it does not become burdensome for them, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whichever of you leads the people, let him lighten the prayer, for among them are the old, the sick, and those in need.
أيكما أما الناس فليخفف فإنه فيهم الكبير والمريض وذا الحاجة.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/186 — archive.org (14:32)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
