The teacher delaying the opening takbir to discipline students in the school
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Sometimes in the school, we need a teacher to stand in front of the students and wait after the opening takbir, so he does not say the takbir for bowing, in order to discipline the students. Is it permissible to do this, even though he intentionally does not enter the prayer until the bowing?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. This is if his intention is to check on the students and discipline them regarding the prayer. This is part of enjoining good and forbidding evil. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Bulugh al-Maram 2:305 He lagged behind the congregation for the sake of enjoining good and forbidding evil. So this is of that nature. The teacher who checks on the students and disciplines them regarding the prayer is doing so as part of enjoining good and forbidding evil, and as part of proper upbringing.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Sometimes in the school, we need a teacher to stand in front of the students and wait after the opening takbir, so he does not say the takbir for bowing, in order to discipline the students. Is it permissible to do this, even though he intentionally does not enter the prayer until the bowing?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. This is if his intention is to check on the students and discipline them regarding the prayer. This is part of enjoining good and forbidding evil. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA): Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, I have thought of giving orders for fuel wood to be gathered, then giving orders for Salat (prayer) and having the Adhan called, then ordering a man to lead the people (in prayer), then going off to some people (men) who are not present at the prayer and burning down their houses upon them. By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, if one of them knew he would find a fat meaty bone or two fine sheep hooves he would attend the 'Isha' (evening prayer)." [Agreed upon, and the wording is that of al-Bukhari].
لقد هممت أن آمر بالصلاة فتقام، ثم آمر رجلا يؤم الناس، ثم أخالف إلى رجال لا يشهدون الصلاة فأحرق عليهم بيوتهم بالنار،
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب : فضل التوحيد وما يكفر من الذنوب - 4 — islamhouse.com (1:06:07)
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