If the imam prostrates or bows without saying the takbir and remains bowing or prostrating for a period, do we follow him or wait for him, since we did not hear him?
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The questioner : If you find, O Shaykh, that the imam prostrates without saying the takbir, or bows without saying the takbir, and remains bowing or prostrating without saying the takbir after prostrating for a period, do we follow him or wait for him to prostrate?
The Shaykh : Follow him in what?
The questioner : I mean, do we follow him in prostration, or do we bow without hearing the takbir, as long as we have seen him prostrate and place his face on the ground?
The Shaykh : Of course, and how do you know that he did not say it quietly?
The questioner : I did not hear it; I am close to the imam.
The Shaykh : My brother, I did not hear it; I am not telling you that.
The questioner : Do I move and prostrate?
The Shaykh : Yes, you move and prostrate.
The questioner : Even if I did not hear the takbir?
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. What is wrong with you, repeating the same thing? What does "even if" mean? You already mentioned "even if" in your initial question. Your question was that you did not hear the takbir, but you saw the imam bow or prostrate. Do you follow him in his movements? I tell you, yes. Then you go back and say "even if I did not hear it." What does this mean, my brother, except wasting time?
The questioner : This applies to all movements of rising from bowing, and so on.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : And rising from prostration, and all of them.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : The tapes of "Targhib wa Tarhib" (Encouragement and Warning), the explanation of "Targhib wa Tarhib," how many years have passed until today from the day they were recorded?
The Shaykh : I do not know.
The questioner : Old, meaning very old.
The Shaykh : Old, meaning very old. This is not my concern. Whenever I speak or deliver a lecture, I do not retain in my memory when I delivered it, in which place, and on what date. It is impossible.
The Shaykh : Follow him in what?
The questioner : I mean, do we follow him in prostration, or do we bow without hearing the takbir, as long as we have seen him prostrate and place his face on the ground?
The Shaykh : Of course, and how do you know that he did not say it quietly?
The questioner : I did not hear it; I am close to the imam.
The Shaykh : My brother, I did not hear it; I am not telling you that.
The questioner : Do I move and prostrate?
The Shaykh : Yes, you move and prostrate.
The questioner : Even if I did not hear the takbir?
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. What is wrong with you, repeating the same thing? What does "even if" mean? You already mentioned "even if" in your initial question. Your question was that you did not hear the takbir, but you saw the imam bow or prostrate. Do you follow him in his movements? I tell you, yes. Then you go back and say "even if I did not hear it." What does this mean, my brother, except wasting time?
The questioner : This applies to all movements of rising from bowing, and so on.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : And rising from prostration, and all of them.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : The tapes of "Targhib wa Tarhib" (Encouragement and Warning), the explanation of "Targhib wa Tarhib," how many years have passed until today from the day they were recorded?
The Shaykh : I do not know.
The questioner : Old, meaning very old.
The Shaykh : Old, meaning very old. This is not my concern. Whenever I speak or deliver a lecture, I do not retain in my memory when I delivered it, in which place, and on what date. It is impossible.