The Shaykh’s advice not to precede the imam in saying “Ameen” during the prayer.

The Shaykh : ... I have noticed that this reminder we gave regarding the aforementioned hadith has gone down the drain, as if nothing had ever been mentioned about this hadith. You have preceded me in saying “Ameen.” And I know from experience that it is not easy for people to adopt a new habit, even if it is the truth, as long as another habit has dominated them. Therefore, uprooting it and eliminating its roots with a single delivered lecture is not an easy matter. Thus, it is necessary to repeat this reminder and to recall this authentic hadith: . We used to point this out in Syria, even though I was not a regular, official imam, but I am now living in Amman, and we have a companion who is the imam of a mosque and preaches there every Friday. Many years have passed, and every Friday he reminds the worshippers of this authentic hadith. Yet, until the last Friday we prayed there, the people were still racing ahead of him with “Ameen”! The truth is that this simple, easy detail, which does not require much effort from each worshipper other than gathering his mind and thoughts behind his imam and what he recites from the Book of his Lord, this imam continued to follow up with his companions, followers, and those praying behind him with this reminder, and to this day he has not been able to get them to stay on the straight path. This reminds us of the great miracle by which our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was distinguished, where with his pure, clean call... from misguidance to guidance, and from darknesses to light. And as you know, they were all in clear misguidance and in a state of ignorant pre-Islamic age. So here we imagine how great the effort of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in bringing those Arabs out of the misguidance they were in to guidance, while we continue for weeks, months, and years to accustom people to an easy, lenient habit, and yet we do not succeed in it. What is the reason? The reason is that the natures of people today, despite being Muslims, are not like the first Arabs, despite the fact that they were disbelievers in misguidance. So it is no wonder that Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) chose His message and singled out His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) for it on one hand, and on the other hand, He chose the first Arab nation to be the bearers of this blessed, good message to the worlds.
As for the Arabs today, I say with great regret that they are not on the morals of the first ones, nor on their natures regarding the attention to the matter directed to them and the guidance brought to them. For in many, many experiences, the simplest and closest being this simple issue, you are all Arabs and you all understand the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): . And even if we suppose that an Arab has become unable to understand, this hadith has been explained according to two opinions of the scholars, both of which require that the follower delay his “Ameen” behind the imam by at least the letter “alif” of “Ameen,” and at most by the sukun of the “noon” of “Ameen,” so that the follower begins with “Ameen.” This was explained recently, and yet it has been forgotten. Why? Because our minds and habits have become entrenched in us, so it is very difficult to deviate from them except by pursuit, follow-up, and reminder. So if we remind you, you must bear with us, for the reminder benefits the believers, and this is what I wanted to remind you of on this occasion. We ask Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to inspire us with right guidance and to make us successful in following the Sunnah of our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and to inspire us to act upon his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): . Also, regarding the hadith which is the time of this hour in which we are in a state of ihram and pilgrims, where he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . And today we have reached the Day of 'Arafah, and shortly we will set out, reciting the talbiyah and proclaiming the tahlil, to 'Arafah. This will be following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). After the dawn of this day, we will set out, if Allah wills, to 'Arafah, and before ascending to it, we will pray the midday and afternoon prayers combined and brought forward in the Musjid al-Namirah. This is for those who are able to pray with the imam in this mosque or in its surroundings, because the pilgrims, praise be to Allah, are a very large gathering, so they may not all be able to pray one prayer with one imam. The principle is that they pray with him, but if they miss that, they pray in congregations in their dwellings, in their tents. After that, meaning after the time of the midday prayer has entered and it is combined and brought forward with the afternoon prayer, the Sunnah is for people to begin ascending to 'Arafah and standing there. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood at the rocks during the Farewell Pilgrimage, but he clarified to people that his standing there is not binding on all people, and that they should seek to stand in his position, by his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): . Therefore, it is not befitting for pilgrims to strain themselves to stand there, for the religion is ease, and whoever contends with this religion will overcome it. Rather, the pilgrim stands in any place that is convenient for him in 'Arafah, but he must seek to ensure that his standing place is within 'Arafah and that this standing place does not fall outside of it, as is sometimes reported to us about some pilgrims. And there are signs written on them “The boundaries of 'Arafah.” So every pilgrim must observe them if he is a reader, and if not, the matter is as Allah the Exalted said: . Some people may not be able to read, and especially some women, so all of these people must perform the duty of asking so that they do not end up standing outside 'Arafah. If they do that, their pilgrimage has gone down the drain, by his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): . I also remind you that in that standing place, we should not waste our time there with any worldly talk or discussions of some scientific issues or with joking and laughing, for it is an hour that is rarely compensated for. And we must face the qiblah. And whoever is able to remain standing facing the qiblah, remembering Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) and supplicating humbly and humbly to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), like this until he sees the sun has set to his north. The wisdom of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) combining the midday and afternoon prayers is to free this pilgrim so that they turn to Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) with their requests, desires, and supplications, seizing the opportunity to turn to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) with their hearts, and the talbiyah is present or continuing there: “Labbayk Allahumma labbayk.” And it is authentic that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in this talbiyah sometimes: , . And it is also authentic that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . So the pilgrim increases there in the remembrance of Allah, the talbiyah, supplication, and tahlil, humbly and humbly, as we mentioned, until the sun sets. And at that time, people set out to Muzdalifah. And in Muzdalifah, it is prescribed, indeed obligatory, to delay the two prayers and combine them after the time of the night prayer has entered, a combination of delay. The sunset prayer is prayed, as you know, in three rak'ahs, and the night prayer in two rak'ahs. Then no staying up late, no late-night gatherings, no scholarly sessions, and nothing else, but rather sleeping early following the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so that they all wake up early in the morning to pray the dawn prayer in the dim light. It was from the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in Medina, in his place of emigration, that he would pray the dawn prayer in the dim light, until the lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: “The believing women used to leave the dawn prayer and they did not know who was who in the dim light.” This was his guidance (peace and blessings be upon him) in the dawn prayer while he was in Medina. As for in Muzdalifah, he hastened more than before with the dawn prayer, until Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “He did not see the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pray a prayer in the dim light...