Is it permissible to carry the Qur'an behind the imam in the night prayer with the intention of following him?
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The questioner : And this questioner says: Is it permissible to carry the Qur'an behind the imam in the night prayer with the intention of following him?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, it is permissible for the ma'mum to carry the mushaf to open it to the imam if he makes a mistake. And if this phrase is noted, be careful with it: it is permissible to carry the Qur'an to open it to the imam if he makes a mistake. So this matter is restricted to the person directly behind the imam. The imam said to him: I make many mistakes, so follow me with the mushaf, and if I make a mistake, correct my mistake. We say there is nothing wrong with that. As for what some people do today, they follow the imam while he is reciting, and they are in the row here and the imam is there. If the imam makes a mistake there, do they respond to him here? No, unless they bring a loudspeaker that reaches the imam. If they place a loudspeaker with them, and if the imam makes a mistake, they respond to him and he hears it there, perhaps. And this is something that does not happen. So the imam does not benefit from their following him. As for them, by this following, they have deprived themselves of several sunnahs and fallen into several disliked things. Pay attention to what they have deprived themselves of in terms of sunnahs. They have deprived themselves of placing the right hand over the left during standing. They have deprived themselves of looking at the place of prostration, if we say that it is a sunnah. They have deprived themselves of raising the hands when bowing, because generally he cannot raise them. They have deprived themselves of separating the arms from the sides in bowing, meaning keeping the arms away from the sides, and likewise in prostration. Or he places the mushaf close to the legs. As for the disliked things they have fallen into, it is movement. What movement do they have? Carrying the mushaf, opening the mushaf, closing it, following the letters with the eye. All of this is movement without need. So the sensible person is the one who worships Allah the Exalted with guidance, not with desire. That is, worship is not that if you desire something, you worship Allah with it. Rather, worship is that you worship Allah in accordance with His Shari'ah. And if carrying the mushaf behind the imam leads to these matters, then every person who wants to achieve worship should avoid it. Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, it is permissible for the ma'mum to carry the mushaf to open it to the imam if he makes a mistake. And if this phrase is noted, be careful with it: it is permissible to carry the Qur'an to open it to the imam if he makes a mistake. So this matter is restricted to the person directly behind the imam. The imam said to him: I make many mistakes, so follow me with the mushaf, and if I make a mistake, correct my mistake. We say there is nothing wrong with that. As for what some people do today, they follow the imam while he is reciting, and they are in the row here and the imam is there. If the imam makes a mistake there, do they respond to him here? No, unless they bring a loudspeaker that reaches the imam. If they place a loudspeaker with them, and if the imam makes a mistake, they respond to him and he hears it there, perhaps. And this is something that does not happen. So the imam does not benefit from their following him. As for them, by this following, they have deprived themselves of several sunnahs and fallen into several disliked things. Pay attention to what they have deprived themselves of in terms of sunnahs. They have deprived themselves of placing the right hand over the left during standing. They have deprived themselves of looking at the place of prostration, if we say that it is a sunnah. They have deprived themselves of raising the hands when bowing, because generally he cannot raise them. They have deprived themselves of separating the arms from the sides in bowing, meaning keeping the arms away from the sides, and likewise in prostration. Or he places the mushaf close to the legs. As for the disliked things they have fallen into, it is movement. What movement do they have? Carrying the mushaf, opening the mushaf, closing it, following the letters with the eye. All of this is movement without need. So the sensible person is the one who worships Allah the Exalted with guidance, not with desire. That is, worship is not that if you desire something, you worship Allah with it. Rather, worship is that you worship Allah in accordance with His Shari'ah. And if carrying the mushaf behind the imam leads to these matters, then every person who wants to achieve worship should avoid it. Yes, yes.