Advice from the Shaykh to those who say "Ameen" in prayer before the imam and precede him.
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The Shaykh : The deviation from the Prophetic command to a custom that aligns with the Prophetic command, and when that happens, the condition of the Muslims will be rectified. For the condition of the Muslims, as you all know, is the worst condition they have ever reached; it is the state they are living in today. Improving this condition, from the Lord of the Worlds, requires returning to the rulings of the Lord of the Worlds, for Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says: [Ar-Ra'd 13:11]. And if you are unable, may Allah forbid it, to change this gentle, easy word, then take a breath and then follow the imam in saying "Ameen." What else are you able to change? Therefore, the first of the rain is a drop, then it pours down. So when it becomes difficult for a Muslim to obey Allah and His Messenger in an easy matter, he can rise a degree and change a matter slightly harder than that easy one, and so on, until the believer becomes pious toward Allah (Mighty and Majestic), righteous, leaving what causes doubt for what does not cause doubt, as came in the authentic commands of the Messenger (peace be upon him): Sunan an-Nasa'i 5711Sahih (Darussalam). So I say to you, remember this word; it is not from me, but from your Prophet: Sunan Abi Dawud 936Sahih (Al-Albani), on the same pattern as: . Do not race the imam with "Ameen"; say "Ameen" after you hear the voice of the imam beginning "Ameen." And by that, you will attain the forgiveness of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), as we hope from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) that He will bestow upon us and cause us to die forgiven for our sins, if Allah wills. But Allah has made a cause for every thing, and the cause of entering Paradise is faith, and the cause of entering Paradise without punishment or reckoning is piety, which has no limits. So whoever among you wishes to enter Paradise without reckoning or punishment, let him follow the commands of Allah and the commands of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and let him cease from what Allah has forbidden and what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has forbidden. And by that, you will enter Paradise, as they say today, "transit"; meaning without reckoning and without punishment. As for the one who commits violations and commits evil deeds, he must have a reckoning, and we ask Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to make our reckoning easy: [Ash-Shu'ara 26:88-89]. This is a word that came to my mind, so it is sufficient for you, if Allah wills.
Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّى يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْLeave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.
دَعْ ما يريبك إلى ما لا يريبكWhen the Imam says Amin, say Amin
إذا أمَّنَ الإمام فأمِّنواWhen he says "Allahu Akbar," you say "Allahu Akbar"
إذا كبَّرَ فكبِّروا(88) The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children (89) But only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart."
يَوْمَ لَا يَنْفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ * إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ
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