Supplication for the Imam of the Muslims in the Friday Sermon
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Question:
This questioner says: What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, regarding one who supplicates for the Imam of the Muslims in the Friday sermon, and is this among the practices of the righteous predecessors?
Answer:
Without a doubt, this is from the practice of the righteous Salaf. They used to supplicate for the imams of the Muslims and their rulers, asking for righteousness and assistance, because their righteousness is righteousness for the ummah (the Muslim community), and their righteousness is in the interest of the ummah. So when you supplicate for them, you are supplicating for them and for the ummah. This is from the guidance of the righteous Salaf. They used to suspect the one who did not supplicate for the imam, suspecting him of holding the view of the Khawarij. This is a followed sunnah (recommended practice): supplicating for the rulers for righteousness, steadfastness, and assistance. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, regarding one who supplicates for the Imam of the Muslims in the Friday sermon, and is this among the practices of the righteous predecessors?
Answer:
Without a doubt, this is from the practice of the righteous Salaf. They used to supplicate for the imams of the Muslims and their rulers, asking for righteousness and assistance, because their righteousness is righteousness for the ummah (the Muslim community), and their righteousness is in the interest of the ummah. So when you supplicate for them, you are supplicating for them and for the ummah. This is from the guidance of the righteous Salaf. They used to suspect the one who did not supplicate for the imam, suspecting him of holding the view of the Khawarij. This is a followed sunnah (recommended practice): supplicating for the rulers for righteousness, steadfastness, and assistance. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب من الشرك أن يستغيث بغير الله أو يدعو غيره — islamhouse.com (56:36)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.