Reciting the Ibrahimi Prayer before the Imam Enters on Friday
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Saying: We straightened and aligned ourselves after the iqamah of the prayer
Question: When the iqamah of the prayer is called and the Imam says the phrases intended to straighten the rows, such as saying: "Straighten up" or "Align yourselves,"The followers say in a low voice: We straightened and aligned ourselves and we rely upon Allah: What is the validity of this saying?
Answer: There is no basis for this saying, and it should not be said because there is no evidence for it in this case. The principle regarding supplications and acts of worship is that they must be based on evidence coming from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and there is no evidence for this. Therefore, it must be abandoned.
Answer: Reciting the Ibrahimi Prayer before the Imam enters has no basis in the Shari'ah; it is a religious innovation (bid'ah). If they raise their voices with it collectively, the matter is more severe and the innovation is more severe. This is an action that was not part of the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), nor of the Sunnah of his Rightly Guided Caliphs, nor of those who came after them from the blessed generations. This is among the innovations.
Reciting the Ibrahimi Prayer before the Imam enters, whether by raising the voice or without raising the voice, and whether individually or collectively, is all a religious innovation (bid'ah) that must be avoided.
As for their returning the greeting to the Imam when he enters the pulpit collectively, this is also a religious innovation (bid'ah) that was not part of the practice of the Muslims. Returning the greeting secretly and individually is permissible, but returning it loudly or collectively is all among the innovations. We advise these people to abandon these innovations and violations, to adhere to the Prophetic Sunnah, to review the authentic books of the Sunnah, and to act according to what is in them. They should not rely on the customs of people and the superstitions that many people have adopted as religion, which have no basis in the Shari'ah. It is obligatory for the Muslim not to proceed with an action until he is certain of its validity and its conformity with the prescribed manner. And Allah knows best.
Question: Returning the greeting to the preacher, for example, in the Friday sermon, or to one who delivers the greeting via the microphone, for example, or similar, does not fall under the ruling of returning the greeting in person, meaning personally, in terms of the obligation to return the greeting?
Answer: This is prescribed without a doubt. Returning the greeting is prescribed, but if the greeting is to a group,The jurists say: If it is returned by some, it remains a recommended practice (sunnah) for the rest. The Muslim on the microphone or the Muslim on the pulpit
greets a group, so returning it is a collective obligation (fard kifayah).
Question: And regarding Friday, as you mentioned, is it to be done secretly between the person and himself?
Answer: Yes, it is to be done secretly.
Question: When the iqamah of the prayer is called and the Imam says the phrases intended to straighten the rows, such as saying: "Straighten up" or "Align yourselves,"The followers say in a low voice: We straightened and aligned ourselves and we rely upon Allah: What is the validity of this saying?
Answer: There is no basis for this saying, and it should not be said because there is no evidence for it in this case. The principle regarding supplications and acts of worship is that they must be based on evidence coming from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and there is no evidence for this. Therefore, it must be abandoned.
Answer: Reciting the Ibrahimi Prayer before the Imam enters has no basis in the Shari'ah; it is a religious innovation (bid'ah). If they raise their voices with it collectively, the matter is more severe and the innovation is more severe. This is an action that was not part of the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), nor of the Sunnah of his Rightly Guided Caliphs, nor of those who came after them from the blessed generations. This is among the innovations.
Reciting the Ibrahimi Prayer before the Imam enters, whether by raising the voice or without raising the voice, and whether individually or collectively, is all a religious innovation (bid'ah) that must be avoided.
As for their returning the greeting to the Imam when he enters the pulpit collectively, this is also a religious innovation (bid'ah) that was not part of the practice of the Muslims. Returning the greeting secretly and individually is permissible, but returning it loudly or collectively is all among the innovations. We advise these people to abandon these innovations and violations, to adhere to the Prophetic Sunnah, to review the authentic books of the Sunnah, and to act according to what is in them. They should not rely on the customs of people and the superstitions that many people have adopted as religion, which have no basis in the Shari'ah. It is obligatory for the Muslim not to proceed with an action until he is certain of its validity and its conformity with the prescribed manner. And Allah knows best.
Question: Returning the greeting to the preacher, for example, in the Friday sermon, or to one who delivers the greeting via the microphone, for example, or similar, does not fall under the ruling of returning the greeting in person, meaning personally, in terms of the obligation to return the greeting?
Answer: This is prescribed without a doubt. Returning the greeting is prescribed, but if the greeting is to a group,The jurists say: If it is returned by some, it remains a recommended practice (sunnah) for the rest. The Muslim on the microphone or the Muslim on the pulpit
greets a group, so returning it is a collective obligation (fard kifayah).
Question: And regarding Friday, as you mentioned, is it to be done secretly between the person and himself?
Answer: Yes, it is to be done secretly.