Does the hadith not indicate that the ma'mum's taslim is to be after the imam's two taslims, or after the single taslim?
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The questioner : Does not the apparent meaning of the hadith indicate that when the imam says the taslim, the one praying says it with him...
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : When the imam says the two taslims...
The Shaykh : And the hadith? So that he may be followed.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Well, then, it indicates that the taslim is to be after the imam, because following requires that a person do a thing in accordance with another, after he has completed it, not that it be delayed. If it remains after the imam's taslim, you are calling for something or the like. But from the moment he says "and Allah's mercy," you say the taslim; you have not delayed it.
The questioner : A single taslim is not obligatory.
The Shaykh : There is scholarly disagreement on whether the two taslims are obligatory, or only the first, or both.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : When the imam says the two taslims...
The Shaykh : And the hadith? So that he may be followed.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Well, then, it indicates that the taslim is to be after the imam, because following requires that a person do a thing in accordance with another, after he has completed it, not that it be delayed. If it remains after the imam's taslim, you are calling for something or the like. But from the moment he says "and Allah's mercy," you say the taslim; you have not delayed it.
The questioner : A single taslim is not obligatory.
The Shaykh : There is scholarly disagreement on whether the two taslims are obligatory, or only the first, or both.