If the imam does not sit for the rest, but the one behind him does, does this contradict the saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him): “The imam is appointed to be followed”?
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The Shaykh : Other than that?
The questioner : What is the reconciliation between the hadiths, such as his saying (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 1319Sahih (Darussalam), and the hadith of Aisha, and also the imam: Sahih al-Bukhari 1236.
The Shaykh : What does the hadith of Aisha mean?
The questioner : The hadith of Aisha:Sahih al-Bukhari 3569, and the hadith of Ibn Umar: Sunan Ibn Majah 1319Sahih (Darussalam) How is the reconciliation between these hadiths?
And like the hadith If the imam does not do, for example, the sitting for rest, does he do it and is it a contradiction?
The Shaykh : I think we said one question.
The questioner : The reconciliation between these hadiths.
The Shaykh : No problem, we can write a book on the reconciliation of hadiths, so you are encroaching on others. Stick to one of the two questions.
The questioner : The hadith If the imam does not do the sitting for rest, does the person do it or?
The Shaykh : What does he do?
The questioner : The sitting for rest.
The Shaykh : The sitting for rest, yes.
The questioner : If the imam does not do it and he does it, is it a contradiction of the imam or not?
The Shaykh : Of course, it is a contradiction of the imam, because the hadith you are referring to has two wordings.
The questioner : What is the reconciliation between the hadiths, such as his saying (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him):
The night prayer is (to be offered) two by two.
صلاة الليل مثنى مثنىThe Imam is to be followed
ما جعل الإمام ليؤتم بهThe Shaykh : What does the hadith of Aisha mean?
The questioner : The hadith of Aisha:
He used not to pray more than eleven rak`at whether in Ramadan or in any other month.
ما كان يزيد في رمضان ولا غيره على إحدى عشرة ركعةThe night prayer is (to be offered) two by two.
صلاة الليل مثنى مثنىAnd like the hadith
The imam is not appointed except to be followed
ما جُعل الإمام إلا ليؤتم بهThe Shaykh : I think we said one question.
The questioner : The reconciliation between these hadiths.
The Shaykh : No problem, we can write a book on the reconciliation of hadiths, so you are encroaching on others. Stick to one of the two questions.
The questioner : The hadith
The imam is not appointed except to be followed
ما جعل الإمام إلا ليؤتم بهThe Shaykh : What does he do?
The questioner : The sitting for rest.
The Shaykh : The sitting for rest, yes.
The questioner : If the imam does not do it and he does it, is it a contradiction of the imam or not?
The Shaykh : Of course, it is a contradiction of the imam, because the hadith you are referring to has two wordings.