If the imam forgets, and that is by leaving out a rak'ah, and one of the worshippers says "Subhan Allah" and repeats it several times, and he is fully certain that the imam
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The questioner : Welcome, His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : Welcome, may Allah greet you.
The questioner : In this message, we received a question about prayer. The presenter, the head of the Commission for Promoting Virtue and Prohibiting Vice in al-Qasab, says: If the imam forgets, and that is by leaving out a rak'ah, and one of the worshippers says "Subhan Allah" and repeats it several times, and he is fully certain that the imam has left out a rak'ah, what is obligatory for the ma'mum? Does he say the taslim if the imam says it, or does he perform this rak'ah which he is certain the imam has forgotten, or does he say the taslim and discuss it with the imam? And if the imam does not respond to him regarding it, does he perform this rak'ah that the imam forgot after discussing it with him? And what is the manner of performing it? We ask that these questions be presented to the honorable respondent to the questions of "Light on the Path."
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. If the ma'mum is certain that his imam has left out a part of the prayer and he reminds him by saying "Subhan Allah," and the imam does not return to it, then it is obligatory for him to leave him in this situation. In the case presented by the questioner, where the imam sat for the final tashahhud and said the taslim, and this ma'mum reminded him by saying "Subhan Allah," but he did not stand up, then the ma'mum must leave him and stand up.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : He does not sit with him, and then he performs his rak'ah. If he performs his rak'ah, he owes nothing. It is not permissible for him to follow the imam in this situation because he believes that the imam's prayer is invalid due to his leaving out the rak'ah. However, if the imam believes that he is correct, his prayer is valid, for Allah the Exalted does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear. The imam is excused for what he believes, and the ma'mum is excused for what he believes. A person is not obligated to adopt what another person believes if he sees it to be wrong.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Welcome, may Allah greet you.
The questioner : In this message, we received a question about prayer. The presenter, the head of the Commission for Promoting Virtue and Prohibiting Vice in al-Qasab, says: If the imam forgets, and that is by leaving out a rak'ah, and one of the worshippers says "Subhan Allah" and repeats it several times, and he is fully certain that the imam has left out a rak'ah, what is obligatory for the ma'mum? Does he say the taslim if the imam says it, or does he perform this rak'ah which he is certain the imam has forgotten, or does he say the taslim and discuss it with the imam? And if the imam does not respond to him regarding it, does he perform this rak'ah that the imam forgot after discussing it with him? And what is the manner of performing it? We ask that these questions be presented to the honorable respondent to the questions of "Light on the Path."
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. If the ma'mum is certain that his imam has left out a part of the prayer and he reminds him by saying "Subhan Allah," and the imam does not return to it, then it is obligatory for him to leave him in this situation. In the case presented by the questioner, where the imam sat for the final tashahhud and said the taslim, and this ma'mum reminded him by saying "Subhan Allah," but he did not stand up, then the ma'mum must leave him and stand up.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : He does not sit with him, and then he performs his rak'ah. If he performs his rak'ah, he owes nothing. It is not permissible for him to follow the imam in this situation because he believes that the imam's prayer is invalid due to his leaving out the rak'ah. However, if the imam believes that he is correct, his prayer is valid, for Allah the Exalted does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear. The imam is excused for what he believes, and the ma'mum is excused for what he believes. A person is not obligated to adopt what another person believes if he sees it to be wrong.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.