How do we build upon what has passed, knowing that people do not understand, and we fear that there will be fitnah (trial, discord or temptation)?

The questioner : Our Shaykh, the same question. The hadith of the Messenger of Allah means, in order to avert fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) in our time, people do not understand this issue. If someone were to take his place...

The Shaykh : What did I say just now? May Allah forgive you, where were you? I said just now, in answer to the question of the brother here, that if they are bowing, does he mean he points to them and does not speak to them? The answer was in two cases. If the people he is leading, and you remember, are in a state of ritual impurity, and he is bowing and they are bowing behind him, if they are higher than his eye level—that was my expression—how did you hear and not understand? How is this? I said if they are higher than his eye level, he is content with pointing to them, and they remain bowing until he returns to them. And if they are not like that, one of them takes his place. We said, may Allah reward you with good, if Allah wills.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : And beware of yourself.