Explanation of the hadith prohibiting the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from anyone leaving the prayer before he himself leaves

The Shaykh : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited anyone from leaving the prayer before he himself leaves. So my answer is that the leaving referred to here involves two matters, one of which is more important than the other. The first is to say the taslim before the imam’s taslim, and this falls under the generality of: . The second is an additional matter, and this meaning is derived from some other hadiths: after the taslim, they should not leave their place to go outside the mosque before the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) leaves and moves from his place. This is the second meaning of the prohibition mentioned in the first hadith, and its explanation is in the hadith of Umm Salamah narrated in "Sahih al-Bukhari." This was my answer yesterday regarding it. She said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would not leave until . She said, and we used to think... The word "she said" is a point of disagreement among hadith scholars as to whether it is an insertion and not part of her statement, but rather part of the statement of one of the narrators of the hadith, who is al-Zuhri: "And we used to think that his (peace be upon him) staying for a moment was so that the women would leave before the men." This staying is supported by the hadith: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to, when he said the taslim from the prayer, not stay except for the duration of: O Allah, You are Peace, and from You is peace. Blessed are You, O Owner of Majesty and Honor ." The hadith of Umm Salamah indicates hastening this staying so that the women would leave before the men. The purpose of that is to prevent mixing in the path as they are leaving the mosque. This is one of the benefits that should be mentioned.

The questioner : The imam may delay to recite his adhkar or to talk with some of them.

The Shaykh : We are not talking about Al-Albani, we are talking about the Messenger of Allah.

The questioner : I mean the leaving, the moving from his place, the imam moving from his place.

The Shaykh : What do you mean by leaving, Professor? We are talking about the prohibition, the prohibition of the leaving that the Messenger prohibited. What is it? His leaving. No one leaves until the Messenger leaves. When did the Messenger leave? The other hadith came: after he stays for the duration of: . Now, if the intended meaning of the prohibition is clear, and the meaning of the prohibited leaving is defined, if the meaning is clear, ask whatever you wish.

The questioner : I mean the leaving here, as for us regarding the imam, our imam now.

The Shaykh : I tell you, ask whatever you wish.
The student : It applies to our imam.