Is it permissible for the ma'mum to say the takbir before the imam, citing this hadith (so he said the takbir and we prayed with him)?
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The questioner : The statement of some scholars that it is permissible to precede the imam.
The Shaykh : Preceding the imam; what does "preceding the imam" mean? It means it is permissible for the ma'mum to say the takbir before his imam.
The questioner : ....
The Shaykh : It was mentioned that he was in a state of major ritual impurity, so he said the takbir and we prayed with him.
The questioner : And he was in the prayer.
The Shaykh : No, he was not in the prayer. Al-Bukhari did not mention that he said the takbir.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Meaning, he said the takbir before going to his house.
The questioner : No, he returned from the house and said the takbir...
The Shaykh : The original point is that he did not say the takbir for the first rak'ah. He stood in his prayer place intending to say the takbir, but then he remembered before saying it and left.
The Shaykh : Preceding the imam; what does "preceding the imam" mean? It means it is permissible for the ma'mum to say the takbir before his imam.
The questioner : ...
So he said the takbir and we prayed with him
فكبر فصلينا معهThe Shaykh : It was mentioned that he was in a state of major ritual impurity, so he said the takbir and we prayed with him.
The questioner : And he was in the prayer.
The Shaykh : No, he was not in the prayer. Al-Bukhari did not mention that he said the takbir.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Meaning, he said the takbir before going to his house.
The questioner : No, he returned from the house and said the takbir...
The Shaykh : The original point is that he did not say the takbir for the first rak'ah. He stood in his prayer place intending to say the takbir, but then he remembered before saying it and left.