The Supplication Narrated in the Singular Form for the Imam
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The questioner:
If the transmitted supplication is reported in the singular form, does the imam recite it as is, or does he change it to the plural form, like?
The Shaykh:
He sends us in the congregation.
The questioner:
May Allah.
The Shaykh:
O Allah, guide me among those You have guided. This is the singular form. If the imam says, “O Allah, guide us among those You have guided, O Allah, save us from the Fire, O Allah, admit us into Paradise, O Allah, make our affairs easy,” and the like.
The questioner:
O Allah, O Decider of the decree. Yes.
The Shaykh:
Meaning that he follows for himself and follows for the one praying behind him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
If the transmitted supplication is reported in the singular form, does the imam recite it as is, or does he change it to the plural form, like?
The Shaykh:
He sends us in the congregation.
The questioner:
May Allah.
The Shaykh:
O Allah, guide me among those You have guided. This is the singular form. If the imam says, “O Allah, guide us among those You have guided, O Allah, save us from the Fire, O Allah, admit us into Paradise, O Allah, make our affairs easy,” and the like.
The questioner:
O Allah, O Decider of the decree. Yes.
The Shaykh:
Meaning that he follows for himself and follows for the one praying behind him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
الجواب الصريح عن أسئلة التراويح — islamhouse.com (1:04:08)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.