If it is the imam's school of jurisprudence that he does not consider some of the pillars to be pillars in the prayer, is the prayer of the ma'mum valid?
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The questioner : If it is the imam's school of jurisprudence that he does not consider some of the pillars to be pillars in the prayer... in the bowing, is the prayer of the ma'mum valid by following the validity of the imam's prayer?
The Shaykh : No, it is not valid, because the ma'mum considers tranquility to be a pillar, and he cannot fulfill the pillar while following the imam. It is as if the imam does not consider eating camel meat to break the ablution, and you are the same, but you consider it to break the ablution. So you ate camel meat and said, "I will pray behind this imam who does not consider eating camel meat to break the ablution, and there is no harm on me." We said, no. If your imam leaves something that you consider obligatory, then it is not permissible to follow him if this following invalidates your prayer.
The questioner : The rule is: if one's prayer is valid for himself, it is valid for others?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is valid.
The questioner : What conflicts with this?
The Shaykh : No, and what is the point of conflict?
The questioner : That is, the prayer of the ma'mum who considers, for example, tranquility in the bowing to be a pillar, would be valid because the imam's prayer is valid.
The Shaykh : But did he not achieve tranquility? Did he achieve it?
The questioner : The ma'mum did not achieve tranquility.
The Shaykh : Then his prayer is not valid.
The questioner : But the imam's prayer was, meaning, valid.
The Shaykh : There is no harm in the imam's prayer; I believe it is valid, but I cannot follow him because I consider tranquility to be obligatory. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, it is not valid, because the ma'mum considers tranquility to be a pillar, and he cannot fulfill the pillar while following the imam. It is as if the imam does not consider eating camel meat to break the ablution, and you are the same, but you consider it to break the ablution. So you ate camel meat and said, "I will pray behind this imam who does not consider eating camel meat to break the ablution, and there is no harm on me." We said, no. If your imam leaves something that you consider obligatory, then it is not permissible to follow him if this following invalidates your prayer.
The questioner : The rule is: if one's prayer is valid for himself, it is valid for others?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is valid.
The questioner : What conflicts with this?
The Shaykh : No, and what is the point of conflict?
The questioner : That is, the prayer of the ma'mum who considers, for example, tranquility in the bowing to be a pillar, would be valid because the imam's prayer is valid.
The Shaykh : But did he not achieve tranquility? Did he achieve it?
The questioner : The ma'mum did not achieve tranquility.
The Shaykh : Then his prayer is not valid.
The questioner : But the imam's prayer was, meaning, valid.
The Shaykh : There is no harm in the imam's prayer; I believe it is valid, but I cannot follow him because I consider tranquility to be obligatory. Yes.