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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Shaykh’s warning against the congregation racing the imam in saying: Ameen.

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The Shaykh : As for the other matter, it is also something observed in many countries, even in the two Holy Mosques:
That is the racing of the congregation of worshippers with the imam in saying: Ameen, contrary to the general Sunnah, or, to put it more accurately, contrary to the general command, and indeed the specific command:
As for the general command, it is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
The Imam is (appointed) to be followed. So do not differ from him إنما جُعل الإمام ليؤتم به فلا تختلفوا عليه
Sahih al-Bukhari 722
, and in some hadiths:
Do not precede me in bowing and prostrating فلا تسبقوني بالركوع والسجود
Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:518
:
This is a general command that it is not permissible for the follower to race the imam.
As for the specific command, which is the second subject I am addressing, it is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
When the Imam says Amin, say Amin, for if anyone’s utterance of Amin synchronnises with that of the angles, he will be forgiven his past sins. إذا أمَّن الإمام فأمِّنوا فإنه من وافق تأمينه تأمين الملائكة غُفِر له من تقدم من ذنبه
Sunan Abi Dawud 936Sahih (Al-Albani)
: What happens today in this matter is that the imam barely finishes saying:
not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray. غير المغضوب عليهم ولا الضالين
[Al-Fatihah 1:7]
before the mosque is filled with the sound of Ameen, before they hear the imam begin saying: Ameen. This is a clear violation of this authentic hadith:
When the Imam says Amin, say Amin إذا أمَّن الإمام فأمِّنوا أنتم
Sunan Abi Dawud 936Sahih (Al-Albani)
The reality now is that we say Ameen, except for those whom Allah protects, before the imam begins saying: Ameen. This is what I wanted to remind you of, and the reminder benefits the believers.
Source alathar.net

The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.

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