If the imam does not sit for the sitting of rest, does the ma'mum sit for it? And if the imam prays while sitting, how does the ma'mum pray?
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The questioner: All right, Shaykh, regarding the sitting of rest in prayer.
The Shaykh: This is another one.
The questioner: If the imam does not sit, does the ma'mum sit?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner: He must follow the imam.
The Shaykh: According to your school of jurisprudence, he sits; according to our school, he does not.
The questioner: We want the correct ruling, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: The correct ruling isSahih al-Bukhari 1236.
The questioner: All right, in the fatwas, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah spoke about this issue.
The Shaykh: Shaykh al-Islam is now in his grave; we have no one like him. May Allah willing, we have students of Islam before us.
The Shaykh: This is another one.
The questioner: If the imam does not sit, does the ma'mum sit?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner: He must follow the imam.
The Shaykh: According to your school of jurisprudence, he sits; according to our school, he does not.
The questioner: We want the correct ruling, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: The correct ruling is
The Imam is to be followed
إنما جعل الإمام ليؤتم بهThe questioner: All right, in the fatwas, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah spoke about this issue.
The Shaykh: Shaykh al-Islam is now in his grave; we have no one like him. May Allah willing, we have students of Islam before us.
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