Discussion of the follower racing the imam in saying the ameen in prayer.

The Shaykh : The third point is that if there are two opinions in the interpretation of this hadith, as we mentioned, then there is no scholar who says it is permissible for the follower to race the imam in saying the ameen. This racing is actually happening; I do not say this is only in Syria, but rather it is perhaps happening in the entire Islamic world, if it is correct to judge the unseen by the seen.
I have traveled to many countries. For example, in Jordan, in the Hijaz, in Saudi Arabia generally, in Egypt, in Morocco, and finally in Britain, all the Muslims there race the imam in saying: . Even the supporters of the Sunnah in the heartland of the Sunnah in Egypt, in Cairo, fall into this deviation. And even in this place, the imam hardly finishes saying: before the followers race to say: before he finishes the elongation caused by the pause, and before he takes a breath to be able to say: . No one says this is permissible at all. So I take this observed reality as a third proof for preferring the opinion we are in the process of preferring.
... it cannot be achieved except by tearing one's soul apart, and only for a very, very small number of worshippers, namely those who follow the imam verse by verse. This is, of course, not a characteristic of the masses of worshippers. And since among the legal principles is what is called the principle of "blocking the means to harm," the wisdom of legislation requires preferring the second opinion over the first. Because adopting the first opinion—meaning matching the follower's ameen with the imam's—exposes the follower to racing the imam: advancing in one direction, which is the racing, advancing in following, and advancing in finishing. That is because the imam says: in accordance with how he was reciting. If he is reciting quickly, he does not elongate his breath and voice with . And if he is reciting as Allah—Mighty and Majestic—commanded in His saying: ; then if he says, for example: , he elongates it for six counts, so he will say: . While he is beginning and finishing, the followers will have finished, thus racing the imam in a way that hardly any knowledgeable Muslim scholar would say is permissible.
If the worshippers are taught this opinion, which is indicated by the apparent meaning of his saying—peace and blessings be upon him: ; then at that time, a barrier is placed between them and racing the imam in the racing about which many texts prohibit the follower from deviating from the imam and racing him. How is it when he says explicitly: ?!
This is the first matter I wanted to point out from this hadith.