When the imam or the one praying behind him turns away after the closing salam of the prayer.
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : Shaykh, regarding the imam when he finishes the prayer, I heard from you that in a reminder you said he does not turn around except when he remembers and says "La ilaha illa Allah" three times. I see some of the brothers immediately turning their backs to the people?
The Shaykh : Yes, the question relates to a general sunnah that has a specific exception. The general sunnah is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when he would say the closing salam from the prayer, would not sit except for the duration ofSunan Abi Dawud 1512Sahih (Al-Albani) then he would turn away or turn to his companions. And on this are the majority of the imams, whether they were scholars of the sunnah or followers of one of the imams. This sunnah must be restricted to other than the Maghrib and Fajr prayers, because this sunnah is not applied in these two prayers. Why? Because a hadith came from various paths encouraging the ten takbirs after the Maghrib and Fajr prayers, before one folds his legs and before he speaks any words. So this means that if the imam wants to do the ten takbirs after the Maghrib and Fajr prayers, he remains as he is and does not turn to the congregation until he has finished the ten takbirs. And if he does not want to, because that is not obligatory, he has that right, just as he has the right to stand up immediately and not sit. But we are talking about what is best. So the best for the imam is that he does not turn to the right or the left except after "O Allah, You are the Peace and from You is the Peace" and seeking forgiveness three times, then he turns. Except in the Maghrib and Fajr prayers, where he does the ten takbirs then turns to them. This is what should be known by all of you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : My teacher... if the amount equals...
The Shaykh : ... equals what?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : You mean, he does not take a leave, meaning?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : .. Now, excuse me, to clarify the situation. Now, here in the municipality of Zarqa, there is a cemetery... the value of five hundred dinars is offered by way of tender to one person... so one person comes forward and asks for a price, some people say twenty, some say thirty, and some say fifteen, because they hire workers to dig and it needs cement and workers, it may require a well and water pipes, and so on. So if a group of our Salafi brothers come forward for this cemetery with the intention of establishing graves in the Islamic way?
The Shaykh : In accordance with the sunnah.
The questioner : Is it permissible for them to receive an amount in exchange for the cost, for each grave, because they are poor and cannot bury Muslims at their own expense?
The Shaykh : If they do not seek from behind that the reward of the Hereafter, it is permissible for them in exchange for their labor and the wages of their workers and the like.
The questioner : In order to eliminate the bid'ah?
The Shaykh : But allow me, I have a fear in my heart about this idea, that the Salafis want to build a cemetery in accordance with the sunnah. How do they want to build a cemetery in accordance with the sunnah, and the first of that is that you need to bring cement.
The questioner : No, there is no cement, and this is from the brother Abu Anas.
The Shaykh : This is from our brothers.
Abu Anas: I brought it as an example, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I, my brothers, this is one of the problems that we keep going around and around on, even if from a distance. What is the difference between you and him? We are talking about da'wah. If this is your speech or his speech, there is no difference between you and him.
The questioner : Shaykh, I put together a study for a Salafi cemetery.
The Shaykh : And does it have cement?
The questioner : No, it does not have cement.
Another questioner : So why did you put this example?
The questioner : The example is about the cost, not an example of the method of work?
The questioner : Based on the first question...
The questioner: We have a determination on this.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I fear for you.
The questioner : Shaykh, our goal is to eliminate the bid'ah, and the bid'ah established in the cemeteries.
The Shaykh : I am not asking you about your intention, I care about your outcome.
The questioner : Meaning we leave the cemeteries as they are.
The Shaykh : We need to understand the question. The question... for the living, you mean? You mean in building...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, is there a legal impediment, as far as you know?
The questioner : I do not know of an impediment.
The Shaykh : And regarding the living, do you know if there is an impediment or not?
The questioner : The dead, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, the dead. Well done. If the question was not asked, the question fell.
The questioner : Perhaps someone would say this, so how do you respond to him?
The Shaykh : You have taken the response.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : O Shaykh, you said you fear for us, so how do you fear for us?
The Shaykh : That you will be swept away and deviate, and then you will say, this grave is not established, we need to build it, we need this and that, and Shaytan has entry points.
The questioner : What is the impediment to laying tiles on it...
The Shaykh : Because it is construction, construction, but...
The questioner : Inside
The Shaykh : Inside or outside, yes.
The questioner : A man has a kaffarah for fasting in Ramadan, and he started the kaffarah in Sha'ban, and the kaffarah passes through the month of Ramadan, so what is incumbent upon him when... does he break the kaffarah or does he make up Ramadan after making up the kaffarah?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by kaffarah, kaffarah of what?
The questioner : Zihar.
The Shaykh : Zihar. So he started fasting the kaffarah of zihar in the beginning of Sha'ban. Okay, it will go, if Allah wills, as voluntary, all of it will go as voluntary.
The questioner : All of Sha'ban will go as voluntary.
The Shaykh : Because you believe that he did not continue.
The questioner : Does the fact that Ramadan is obligatory not count?
The Shaykh : And if it is obligatory, just the obligatory zihar, the obligatory zihar? My dear, I tell you, fast Ramadan, the obligatory zihar.
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So? Meaning, if we assume he fasted Sha'ban and Ramadan and Shawwal, okay, how does it become, according to the view of the common people, Rajab and Sha'ban and Ramadan, but here it is Sha'ban and Ramadan and Shawwal. Do you believe that he continued in fasting his kaffarah of zihar?
The questioner : If he intended Ramadan.
The Shaykh : Tell me, do not detail it for me, let me be, you are tiring us for nothing, I wish there were a benefit, let me be, say: continued or did not continue. I feel that you are in need of detail, detail as much as you wish, but let me understand from you immediately the answer.
The questioner : Continued.
The Shaykh : Continued, how is that?
The questioner : He intended it as obligatory and Ramadan came.
The Shaykh : In any case, your word means continued, it needs faith and we do not have this faith, yes, please.
The Shaykh : Yes, the question relates to a general sunnah that has a specific exception. The general sunnah is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when he would say the closing salam from the prayer, would not sit except for the duration of
"O Allah, You are As-Salam, and from you is As-Salam. You are blessed, O One of Magnificence and Generosity."
اللهم أنت السلام ومنك السلام تباركت يا ذا الجلال والإكرامThe questioner : My teacher... if the amount equals...
The Shaykh : ... equals what?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : You mean, he does not take a leave, meaning?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : .. Now, excuse me, to clarify the situation. Now, here in the municipality of Zarqa, there is a cemetery... the value of five hundred dinars is offered by way of tender to one person... so one person comes forward and asks for a price, some people say twenty, some say thirty, and some say fifteen, because they hire workers to dig and it needs cement and workers, it may require a well and water pipes, and so on. So if a group of our Salafi brothers come forward for this cemetery with the intention of establishing graves in the Islamic way?
The Shaykh : In accordance with the sunnah.
The questioner : Is it permissible for them to receive an amount in exchange for the cost, for each grave, because they are poor and cannot bury Muslims at their own expense?
The Shaykh : If they do not seek from behind that the reward of the Hereafter, it is permissible for them in exchange for their labor and the wages of their workers and the like.
The questioner : In order to eliminate the bid'ah?
The Shaykh : But allow me, I have a fear in my heart about this idea, that the Salafis want to build a cemetery in accordance with the sunnah. How do they want to build a cemetery in accordance with the sunnah, and the first of that is that you need to bring cement.
The questioner : No, there is no cement, and this is from the brother Abu Anas.
The Shaykh : This is from our brothers.
Abu Anas: I brought it as an example, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I, my brothers, this is one of the problems that we keep going around and around on, even if from a distance. What is the difference between you and him? We are talking about da'wah. If this is your speech or his speech, there is no difference between you and him.
The questioner : Shaykh, I put together a study for a Salafi cemetery.
The Shaykh : And does it have cement?
The questioner : No, it does not have cement.
Another questioner : So why did you put this example?
The questioner : The example is about the cost, not an example of the method of work?
The questioner : Based on the first question...
The questioner: We have a determination on this.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I fear for you.
The questioner : Shaykh, our goal is to eliminate the bid'ah, and the bid'ah established in the cemeteries.
The Shaykh : I am not asking you about your intention, I care about your outcome.
The questioner : Meaning we leave the cemeteries as they are.
The Shaykh : We need to understand the question. The question... for the living, you mean? You mean in building...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, is there a legal impediment, as far as you know?
The questioner : I do not know of an impediment.
The Shaykh : And regarding the living, do you know if there is an impediment or not?
The questioner : The dead, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, the dead. Well done. If the question was not asked, the question fell.
The questioner : Perhaps someone would say this, so how do you respond to him?
The Shaykh : You have taken the response.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : O Shaykh, you said you fear for us, so how do you fear for us?
The Shaykh : That you will be swept away and deviate, and then you will say, this grave is not established, we need to build it, we need this and that, and Shaytan has entry points.
The questioner : What is the impediment to laying tiles on it...
The Shaykh : Because it is construction, construction, but...
The questioner : Inside
The Shaykh : Inside or outside, yes.
The questioner : A man has a kaffarah for fasting in Ramadan, and he started the kaffarah in Sha'ban, and the kaffarah passes through the month of Ramadan, so what is incumbent upon him when... does he break the kaffarah or does he make up Ramadan after making up the kaffarah?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by kaffarah, kaffarah of what?
The questioner : Zihar.
The Shaykh : Zihar. So he started fasting the kaffarah of zihar in the beginning of Sha'ban. Okay, it will go, if Allah wills, as voluntary, all of it will go as voluntary.
The questioner : All of Sha'ban will go as voluntary.
The Shaykh : Because you believe that he did not continue.
The questioner : Does the fact that Ramadan is obligatory not count?
The Shaykh : And if it is obligatory, just the obligatory zihar, the obligatory zihar? My dear, I tell you, fast Ramadan, the obligatory zihar.
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So? Meaning, if we assume he fasted Sha'ban and Ramadan and Shawwal, okay, how does it become, according to the view of the common people, Rajab and Sha'ban and Ramadan, but here it is Sha'ban and Ramadan and Shawwal. Do you believe that he continued in fasting his kaffarah of zihar?
The questioner : If he intended Ramadan.
The Shaykh : Tell me, do not detail it for me, let me be, you are tiring us for nothing, I wish there were a benefit, let me be, say: continued or did not continue. I feel that you are in need of detail, detail as much as you wish, but let me understand from you immediately the answer.
The questioner : Continued.
The Shaykh : Continued, how is that?
The questioner : He intended it as obligatory and Ramadan came.
The Shaykh : In any case, your word means continued, it needs faith and we do not have this faith, yes, please.
Source
www.al-albany.com
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.