A leader who does not say the ameen in his prayer: should he be followed?
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The questioner : Shaykh, if a leader does not say the ameen in his prayer, should he be followed?
The Shaykh : Followed in what?
The questioner : In this action of his, by the followers.
The Shaykh : There is no following in this, my brother. Following applies to apparent matters, that is, practical matters. As for secret matters, you are not obligated to follow him in them. For example, if you know by one means or another that he recited after al-Fatihah the surah:[Al-Kawthar 108:1], are you obligated to recite [Al-Kawthar 108:1] as well? That is not what is intended. What is intended by following are apparent matters, such as standing, bowing, prostrating, placing the hands, raising the hands, and so on.
The questioner : Perhaps he meant a teacher who does not say the ameen aloud.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is what he meant.
The questioner : This is an apparent matter; the imam can be heard.
The Shaykh : No, he may say it, but secretly. And he may not say it. So the matter returns to what we said earlier.
The Shaykh : Followed in what?
The questioner : In this action of his, by the followers.
The Shaykh : There is no following in this, my brother. Following applies to apparent matters, that is, practical matters. As for secret matters, you are not obligated to follow him in them. For example, if you know by one means or another that he recited after al-Fatihah the surah:
Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad], al-Kawthar.
إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَIndeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad], al-Kawthar.
إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَThe questioner : Perhaps he meant a teacher who does not say the ameen aloud.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is what he meant.
The questioner : This is an apparent matter; the imam can be heard.
The Shaykh : No, he may say it, but secretly. And he may not say it. So the matter returns to what we said earlier.
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