What is the ruling if a person prays in congregation and recites the opening supplication, then the seeking of refuge and the Basmala, but the imam has not started? Should he remain silent to avoid getting ahead of the imam?
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The questioner : If a person prays in a mosque other than the neighborhood mosque and recites the opening supplication, then...
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : He recites the opening supplication, then the seeking of refuge and the Basmala, but the imam has not started. Do you think he should remain silent to avoid getting ahead of the imam, or do you think otherwise?
The Shaykh : What does the neighborhood mosque have to do with it?
The questioner : I mean that...
The Shaykh : What does the neighborhood mosque or any other mosque have to do with it?
The questioner : It is part of his understanding, for example, to choose a lengthy supplication, for instance.
The Shaykh : My brother.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Why did you mention the neighborhood mosque?
The questioner : And I am answering you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I mean an imam whose situation is known, other than the formula.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Come, come, I am here.
The Shaykh : As soon as you say neighborhood mosque, it means...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I told you beforehand that I do not think you will answer; make it clear to me.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, the important thing now.
The questioner : He knows the imam's situation, meaning the time he spends in the matter before reciting al-Fatihah, whether long or short.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : So he knows he has recited the seeking of refuge, the opening supplication, and the seeking of refuge, and the imam has not started yet. What do you think he should do? Should he remain silent and wait?
The Shaykh : He remains silent, he remains silent. Why?
The questioner : No, I meant he waits.
The Shaykh : So you do not say he remains silent.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You say he is quiet.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, he will recite, as long as there is no listening.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no listening, so he recites.
The questioner : What does he recite, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : He recites the rest of the seeking of refuge. What comes after that?
The questioner : al-Fatihah, I mean.
The Shaykh : ... And you, why are you asking? He recites the tashahhud.
The questioner : For example, from the perspective of dhikr, so that he does not let his mind wander, for example, he occupies himself with obedience, and these meanings.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I mean, our basis for this matter is from the perspective of utilization.
The Shaykh : Now I understand... based on.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I understand, of course, so that he does not waste time and occupies his mind with something other than the dhikr he is focused on.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : He recites the opening supplication, then the seeking of refuge and the Basmala, but the imam has not started. Do you think he should remain silent to avoid getting ahead of the imam, or do you think otherwise?
The Shaykh : What does the neighborhood mosque have to do with it?
The questioner : I mean that...
The Shaykh : What does the neighborhood mosque or any other mosque have to do with it?
The questioner : It is part of his understanding, for example, to choose a lengthy supplication, for instance.
The Shaykh : My brother.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Why did you mention the neighborhood mosque?
The questioner : And I am answering you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I mean an imam whose situation is known, other than the formula.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Come, come, I am here.
The Shaykh : As soon as you say neighborhood mosque, it means...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I told you beforehand that I do not think you will answer; make it clear to me.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, the important thing now.
The questioner : He knows the imam's situation, meaning the time he spends in the matter before reciting al-Fatihah, whether long or short.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : So he knows he has recited the seeking of refuge, the opening supplication, and the seeking of refuge, and the imam has not started yet. What do you think he should do? Should he remain silent and wait?
The Shaykh : He remains silent, he remains silent. Why?
The questioner : No, I meant he waits.
The Shaykh : So you do not say he remains silent.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You say he is quiet.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, he will recite, as long as there is no listening.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no listening, so he recites.
The questioner : What does he recite, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : He recites the rest of the seeking of refuge. What comes after that?
The questioner : al-Fatihah, I mean.
The Shaykh : ... And you, why are you asking? He recites the tashahhud.
The questioner : For example, from the perspective of dhikr, so that he does not let his mind wander, for example, he occupies himself with obedience, and these meanings.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I mean, our basis for this matter is from the perspective of utilization.
The Shaykh : Now I understand... based on.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I understand, of course, so that he does not waste time and occupies his mind with something other than the dhikr he is focused on.
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