Is it obligatory for the follower to follow his imam in his innovation of qunut in the Fajr prayer?
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The questioner : As for the follower... and the imam is always continuing with this, in fact the whole town is like this, even if they believe there is nothing wrong with it, but I used to consider this matter an innovation, so I would raise [my hands] or lower them.
The Shaykh : Did you not receive the answer in the past?
The questioner : I told you that it is so.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. Say, did you not receive it? Say yes. Say no. You are saying with your tongue. Tell me, what did I say?
The questioner : Yes, I received it, but perhaps I did not understand it well...
The Shaykh : When you prayed behind this imam, were you forced or did you choose?
The questioner : I was forced, but all the mosques...
The Shaykh : There is no power nor strength except by Allah. That is your companion, O Abu Mu'awiyah.
Another questioner : The people of Yemen. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recommended them...
The Shaykh : What was my question?
The questioner : Were you forced or not?
The Shaykh : This requires a lecture to answer. Say yes. Say no.
The questioner : Yes, I was forced. I mean forced, that is...
The Shaykh : He also wants me to explain what I mean. Fine, were you forced or did you choose?
The questioner : No, I chose, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. Fine, if you accepted him as your imam? Say yes or no.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, when you accepted him as your imam, what does that mean? You must follow him, even if he differs from you. Here you will stand hesitating for a moment. I will tell you: this imam whom you accepted as your imam, instead of sitting for the first tashahhud, he stood up for the third rak'ah. Did he err or did he do correctly?
Another questioner : He stood up and did not sit for the middle tashahhud...
The questioner: He made a mistake.
The Shaykh : He erred. Fine, do you follow him?
The questioner : I follow him.
The Shaykh : He erred. Why do you follow him?
The questioner : Like this... the first tashahhud, and after that I prostrate sujud al-sahw. This is if the prayer is three or four rak'ahs. But if it is the Fajr prayer, I say, glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh : I mean, I took from this sunnah that the follower follows his imam who erred in his opinion. Likewise, when you see he erred in the qunut, you follow him. Then where are you from his sayingSahih al-Bukhari 1236
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of yourself.
The Shaykh : Did you not receive the answer in the past?
The questioner : I told you that it is so.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. Say, did you not receive it? Say yes. Say no. You are saying with your tongue. Tell me, what did I say?
The questioner : Yes, I received it, but perhaps I did not understand it well...
The Shaykh : When you prayed behind this imam, were you forced or did you choose?
The questioner : I was forced, but all the mosques...
The Shaykh : There is no power nor strength except by Allah. That is your companion, O Abu Mu'awiyah.
Another questioner : The people of Yemen. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recommended them...
The Shaykh : What was my question?
The questioner : Were you forced or not?
The Shaykh : This requires a lecture to answer. Say yes. Say no.
The questioner : Yes, I was forced. I mean forced, that is...
The Shaykh : He also wants me to explain what I mean. Fine, were you forced or did you choose?
The questioner : No, I chose, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. Fine, if you accepted him as your imam? Say yes or no.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, when you accepted him as your imam, what does that mean? You must follow him, even if he differs from you. Here you will stand hesitating for a moment. I will tell you: this imam whom you accepted as your imam, instead of sitting for the first tashahhud, he stood up for the third rak'ah. Did he err or did he do correctly?
Another questioner : He stood up and did not sit for the middle tashahhud...
The questioner: He made a mistake.
The Shaykh : He erred. Fine, do you follow him?
The questioner : I follow him.
The Shaykh : He erred. Why do you follow him?
The questioner : Like this... the first tashahhud, and after that I prostrate sujud al-sahw. This is if the prayer is three or four rak'ahs. But if it is the Fajr prayer, I say, glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh : I mean, I took from this sunnah that the follower follows his imam who erred in his opinion. Likewise, when you see he erred in the qunut, you follow him. Then where are you from his saying
The Imam is to be followed
إنما جعل الامام ليؤتم بهThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of yourself.
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