Review of the previous question in one of the tapes, which is whether the owner of the house leads the prayer or the one in authority?
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The questioner : If a man invites a ruler to his home and the time for prayer arrives while the ruler is in his home, does the homeowner pray or the ruler?
The Shaykh : The Shafi'is hold that the imam is given precedence because his authority is general, and he is the guardian of the owner of the house, so he is given precedence. The wording of the hadith isSahih Muslim 673a and in another wording, but it is not in Muslim Yes, do you know? And I think I recorded it before... it is recorded, you must correct the words in it, okay?
The student: ... and we said we would review it, but we did not review it.
The Shaykh : Yes, but is there nothing before it? No, no, there is, make sure.
The student: ... we said that the owner of the house prays.
The Shaykh : Yes, the owner of the house prays, and then we said we would review it. The important thing is that you corrected it. This is the basis of the review.
The questioner : If it is...
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, even if it is, even if it is, yes.
The questioner : Is this the stronger position with you?
The Shaykh : By Allah, the apparent meaning of the hadith is that the one in authority is given precedence, yes.
The Shaykh : The Shafi'is hold that the imam is given precedence because his authority is general, and he is the guardian of the owner of the house, so he is given precedence. The wording of the hadith is
No man must lead another in prayer where (the latter) has authority
ولا يؤمن الرجل الرجل في سلطانهin his domain
في أهلهThe student: ... and we said we would review it, but we did not review it.
The Shaykh : Yes, but is there nothing before it? No, no, there is, make sure.
The student: ... we said that the owner of the house prays.
The Shaykh : Yes, the owner of the house prays, and then we said we would review it. The important thing is that you corrected it. This is the basis of the review.
The questioner : If it is...
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, even if it is, even if it is, yes.
The questioner : Is this the stronger position with you?
The Shaykh : By Allah, the apparent meaning of the hadith is that the one in authority is given precedence, yes.