The Imam Waiting for One Who Enters During Bowing and the Criterion for Hardship on the Congregation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some of the imams of the mosques, when they hear someone entering the mosque while they are in the bowing position, wait for him in a way that may be burdensome for the congregation. What is the criterion in this matter?
Answer:
The criterion in this is that he waits for him, but it must not be burdensome for the congregation, because the rights of those with him are more important than the rights of the one entering. So he must consider the rights of those with him and not burden them. If it is easy to wait for them without hardship on the congregation, then this is done. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some of the imams of the mosques, when they hear someone entering the mosque while they are in the bowing position, wait for him in a way that may be burdensome for the congregation. What is the criterion in this matter?
Answer:
The criterion in this is that he waits for him, but it must not be burdensome for the congregation, because the rights of those with him are more important than the rights of the one entering. So he must consider the rights of those with him and not burden them. If it is easy to wait for them without hardship on the congregation, then this is done. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب العاشر في علامات مرض القلب وصحته — islamhouse.com (1:12:18)
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