What is said to the imam if he makes a mistake in prayer
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Question:
In the case of the imam making a mistake, and standing up for a fifth rak'ah, what do we say? Do we say: Praise be to Allah, or Glory be to Allah? We ask that you guide us on this matter. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Sunnah is for the ma'mum to say, when the imam makes a mistake: Glory be to Allah, Glory be to Allah, until the imam becomes aware. And if there is a need for a verse to be recited to alert him, such as saying—if he did not prostrate—: [Al-Alaq:19], or to alert him to bowing, saying: [Al-Hajj:77], there is no harm in that.
The point is: the original practice is tasbih, Glory be to Allah, Glory be to Allah, and if one recites a verse that guides the imam, there is no harm in that.
The presenter: May Allah bless you, ... the verses, if one says: Bow, or Prostrate, is this permissible?
The Shaykh: [Al-Alaq:19] alerts to prostration, or His saying, Exalted is He: [Al-Hajj:77] and so on. Yes.
The presenter: Meaning that one utters a verse from the Noble Qur'an that corresponds to the imam's state...
The Shaykh: For example, if he descended to prostrate before bowing; so alert him to bowing by saying: Bow, [Al-Hajj:77]. Yes.
The presenter: Very well, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: And the original practice is tasbih, if the desired result is achieved, Praise be to Allah, Glory be to Allah, Glory be to Allah, yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, very well.
In the case of the imam making a mistake, and standing up for a fifth rak'ah, what do we say? Do we say: Praise be to Allah, or Glory be to Allah? We ask that you guide us on this matter. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Sunnah is for the ma'mum to say, when the imam makes a mistake: Glory be to Allah, Glory be to Allah, until the imam becomes aware. And if there is a need for a verse to be recited to alert him, such as saying—if he did not prostrate—:
And prostrate and draw near
وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْO you who have believed, bow
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ارْكَعُواThe point is: the original practice is tasbih, Glory be to Allah, Glory be to Allah, and if one recites a verse that guides the imam, there is no harm in that.
The presenter: May Allah bless you, ... the verses, if one says: Bow, or Prostrate, is this permissible?
The Shaykh:
And prostrate and draw near
وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْO you who have believed, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ارْكَعُوا وَاسْجُدُوا وَاعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ وَافْعَلُوا الْخَيْرَ...The presenter: Meaning that one utters a verse from the Noble Qur'an that corresponds to the imam's state...
The Shaykh: For example, if he descended to prostrate before bowing; so alert him to bowing by saying: Bow,
O you who have believed, bow and prostrate
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ارْكَعُوا وَاسْجُدُواThe presenter: Very well, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: And the original practice is tasbih, if the desired result is achieved, Praise be to Allah, Glory be to Allah, Glory be to Allah, yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, very well.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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