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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The type of imamah in the hadith: “And a man who leads a people while they dislike him”

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, in the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about three people
they would not be admitted to Paradise and they would not smell its odourلا يدخلون الجنة ولا يجدون ريحها
Sahih Muslim 2779b
, and he mentioned among them a man who leads a people while they dislike him. Is the intended imamah the lesser one, the greater one, or both?

Answer:
The intended imamah is the imamah in prayer, and the intended dislike is justified dislike, if they dislike him for a valid reason regarding his religion, such as a deficiency in his religion, open sinfulness, or apparent sins, or if he holds a bad creed. If they dislike him for his religion, it is not permissible for him to lead them in prayer, and his prayer does not count for him, as stated in the hadith.
As for if the dislike is for worldly matters or merely psychological dislike, while he is upright in his religion, then this dislike has no effect on his prayer. Rather, he leads the prayer. Most people have some dislike among them, some rivalry, and some friction. This dislike, which is not for the sake of religion, has no effect. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [743 -1024] نوع الإمامة في حديث: (ورجل أمَّ قومًا وهم له كارهون) - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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