If an imam wishes to apply the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the recitation of the Fajr prayer, but the congregation becomes upset by it, should he pay attention to them?
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The questioner : If a person who is an imam...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : If an imam wishes to apply the Sunnah of the Prophet...
The Shaykh : If he wishes...
The questioner : If an imam wishes to apply the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the recitation of the Fajr prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But the congregation complains about it and grumbles at this action. So, does he... should he abandon the Sunnah for their sake?
The Shaykh : No, he does not abandon the Sunnah. You said he used to recite from sixty to one hundred verses. This is generally the case, but it is not always so, because sometimes he would recite al-Masad, or "Has there come to man a time from the life of his Lord," or in Surat al-Mu'minun. But this is generally the case. Yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : If an imam wishes to apply the Sunnah of the Prophet...
The Shaykh : If he wishes...
The questioner : If an imam wishes to apply the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the recitation of the Fajr prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But the congregation complains about it and grumbles at this action. So, does he... should he abandon the Sunnah for their sake?
The Shaykh : No, he does not abandon the Sunnah. You said he used to recite from sixty to one hundred verses. This is generally the case, but it is not always so, because sometimes he would recite al-Masad, or "Has there come to man a time from the life of his Lord," or in Surat al-Mu'minun. But this is generally the case. Yes.