If the follower does not hear the imam saying "Ameen," should he say it or not?
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The questioner : He says: If the follower does not hear the imam saying "Ameen," should he say it or not?
The Shaykh : The answer is yes, he says it. However, as we pointed out recently, he should not rush. When he hears the imam finish the "noon" of the recitation, the reciter should take his time, just as the follower should take his time, as if he were the reciter himself, and then he says "Ameen." In this manner, he does not precede the imam, unlike what we observe today in many countries. It is not necessary at that moment to hear it, because in many countries, the school of thought of many imams is to say "Ameen" quietly. This is especially the case in the lands of some non-Arabs, such as the Turks, who predominantly adhere to the Hanafi school. The Hanafi school holds that the imam does not say "Ameen" aloud but says it quietly. This is contrary to the correct Sunnah, because the Sunnah explicitly states that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Sunan Ibn Majah 853Da’if (Darussalam) If the worshipper is thus tested...
The Shaykh : ...by following an imam of the Hanafi school, for example, who does not consider saying "Ameen" aloud to be a recommended practice, or who considers it so but is lazy and does not care about adhering to the Sunnah and does not say "Ameen" aloud, this does not prevent the follower from saying "Ameen." However, he must not rush to say it, as we mentioned.
The Shaykh : The answer is yes, he says it. However, as we pointed out recently, he should not rush. When he hears the imam finish the "noon" of the recitation,
nor those who go astray
ولا الضالينWhen he says, "Ameen," say, "Ameen."
إذا أمن فأمنواwhen the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said ‘Not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray’[1:7] he would say Amin
كان إذا قال غير المغضوب عليهم ولا الضالين قال آمين ورفع بها صوتهThe Shaykh : ...by following an imam of the Hanafi school, for example, who does not consider saying "Ameen" aloud to be a recommended practice, or who considers it so but is lazy and does not care about adhering to the Sunnah and does not say "Ameen" aloud, this does not prevent the follower from saying "Ameen." However, he must not rush to say it, as we mentioned.