The neighborhood imam always makes the qunut supplication in the Fajr prayer; should we follow him and say "Ameen" with him?
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The questioner : Regarding the qunut in the Fajr prayer, the imam of our neighborhood in [place name] is always doing the qunut; do we follow him and say "Ameen"?
The Shaykh : You must follow him, even if only in form; you raise your hands with him.
The questioner : Do I not say "Ameen"?
The Shaykh : You do not say "Ameen."
The questioner : I just raise my hands.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is this from the perspective of sadd al-dhara'i' (blocking the means to harm), O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The common people will say to you: You are arrogant toward Allah, you want to be the one who prays!!
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : When the common people see one of our brothers standing and not raising his hands while I am saying "Ameen"... they say he is arrogant toward Allah...!!
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner : Yes, I say to our brothers, from the perspective of sadd al-dhara'i' (blocking the means to harm), that you raise your hands at least—meaning—in form.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Advise the imam once or twice with wisdom.
Another questioner : We advised him, O Shaykh.
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Excuse me, where is the sadd al-dhara'i' (blocking the means to harm), Professor? It is also the realization of following; the following that we mentioned earlier; it is also the evidence for the original principle in the matter.
Yes.
The Shaykh : You must follow him, even if only in form; you raise your hands with him.
The questioner : Do I not say "Ameen"?
The Shaykh : You do not say "Ameen."
The questioner : I just raise my hands.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is this from the perspective of sadd al-dhara'i' (blocking the means to harm), O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The common people will say to you: You are arrogant toward Allah, you want to be the one who prays!!
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : When the common people see one of our brothers standing and not raising his hands while I am saying "Ameen"... they say he is arrogant toward Allah...!!
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner : Yes, I say to our brothers, from the perspective of sadd al-dhara'i' (blocking the means to harm), that you raise your hands at least—meaning—in form.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Advise the imam once or twice with wisdom.
Another questioner : We advised him, O Shaykh.
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Excuse me, where is the sadd al-dhara'i' (blocking the means to harm), Professor? It is also the realization of following; the following that we mentioned earlier; it is also the evidence for the original principle in the matter.
Yes.
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