Mentioning the hadith of Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
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The Shaykh : Indeed, it has come in the authentic hadith narrated by Imam Muslim from the hadith of Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the midday prayer with them one day while sitting, so his Companions prayed behind him while standing. He gestured to them during his prayer to sit, so they sat. And when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he said to them: .
The point of this hadith is that it is the custom of nations for some to take from others, and for some to imitate others. The weak only take from the strong, and the weak only imitate the strong, just as is our reality today in full. Despite our religion and our Islam, because of our distance from our Islam, we have become a weak nation that imitates the strong in material matters. If only they were strong in religion, in creed, and in character.
We have become imitators of them because we look at them with reverence, respect, and magnification. This is the custom of nations: the weak with the strong, and the lowly with the great.
You are almost about to do what the Persians did to their leaders; they would stand on the heads of their kings. The imam is only made to be followed, so when he says Allahu Akbar, you say Allahu Akbar, and when he bows, you bow, and when he prostrates, you prostrate, and when he prays standing, you pray standing, and when he prays sitting, you all pray sitting.
إن كدْتُم لتفعلنَّ آنفًا فعل فارس بعظمائها ؛ يقومون على رؤوس ملوكهم ، إنما جُعِلَ الإمام لِيُؤتَمَّ به ، فإذا كبَّر فكبِّروا ، وإذا ركع فاركعوا ، وإذا سجد فاسجدوا ، وإذا صلى قائمًا فصلوا قيامًا ، وإذا صلى جالسًا فصلوا جلوسًا أجمعينThe point of this hadith is that it is the custom of nations for some to take from others, and for some to imitate others. The weak only take from the strong, and the weak only imitate the strong, just as is our reality today in full. Despite our religion and our Islam, because of our distance from our Islam, we have become a weak nation that imitates the strong in material matters. If only they were strong in religion, in creed, and in character.
We have become imitators of them because we look at them with reverence, respect, and magnification. This is the custom of nations: the weak with the strong, and the lowly with the great.
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