Is there a specific manner for the ma'mum to leave the prayer?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Regarding leaving from the right or the left, is this manner specific to the imam, or does it apply to the ma'mum as well?
The Shaykh : No, the believer has no specific manner; he leaves however it is easy for him.
The questioner : But the statement of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), although he is not addressing imams but rather ma'mum, says: "Let none of you make Satan a share of his prayer."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He holds that one shouldMishkat al-Masabih 946 leave mostly from his left.
The Shaykh : Here, the ma'mum leaves, but if he commits to not leaving except from the right, that is not correct. The ma'mum leaves as he wishes.
The questioner : But if he makes most of his leaving from the left side and sometimes leaves from the left side.
The Shaykh : There is nothing, there is nothing.
The presenter : In the name of Allah.
The Shaykh : No, the believer has no specific manner; he leaves however it is easy for him.
The questioner : But the statement of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), although he is not addressing imams but rather ma'mum, says: "Let none of you make Satan a share of his prayer."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He holds that one should
to turn only to his right. I have often seen God’s Messenger
ينصرف إلا عن يمينه، لقد رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمThe Shaykh : Here, the ma'mum leaves, but if he commits to not leaving except from the right, that is not correct. The ma'mum leaves as he wishes.
The questioner : But if he makes most of his leaving from the left side and sometimes leaves from the left side.
The Shaykh : There is nothing, there is nothing.
The presenter : In the name of Allah.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 972 - هل للمأموم صفة معينة للإنصراف من الصلاة؟ الكافي في فقه الإمام أحمد بن حنبل - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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