The ruling on leading a group in prayer without seeking their permission
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Question:
The listener, Hudaydi Hadyan al-Warikan al-Sulami from the al-Kamil district, sent a somewhat lengthy message, the summary of which is: he leads people in prayer without seeking their permission, so is his action valid?
Answer:
If they appointed him and he prayed with them, it is not obligatory for him to seek the permission of everyone. If their notables appointed him, or if the authorities in this mosque appointed him, there is no blame on him. But if they dislike him because of a dispute between him and them, or hostility, or because of his religious innovation, or because he has apparent sins, then he should not lead them. It has come in some authentic hadiths that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 3271 Among them was mentioned: Sunan Ibn Majah 971Hasan (Darussalam).
The scholars said: This means if they dislike him rightfully, if they dislike him rightfully, then he does not lead them. If they dislike him because of his religious innovation, or because of hostility between him and them, he does not lead them. But if he is upright, from the people of the Sunnah, and there is nothing wrong with him, but they dislike him because he calls them to Allah, because he teaches them, because he enjoins what is right and forbids what is wrong, no, their dislike is of no account. He leads them, and their dislike is of no account. But if they dislike him rightfully, because he is involved in a dispute with them, hostility, or because he is a person of religious innovation, or they see him committing apparent sins such as letting a garment hang below the ankles, or shaving the beard, then he does not lead them, because he is held accountable for this. This person who shaves his beard, or trims it, or lets his garments hang below the ankles, they have the right to object to him. Either he becomes upright, or he withdraws from them.
And likewise, if he is known for religious innovation, one who calls for mawlid celebrations, and celebrating mawlid, or calls for celebrating the twenty-seventh night, the night of the Isra and Mi'raj, or one who is accused of other things, the signs and evidence of which are known from him, which are religious innovation, or apparent sin.
So the conclusion is: if there is a clear matter against him for which they dislike him rightfully, because of his religious innovation, or his calling to falsehood, or his displaying of what is wrong, or something similar to that which is an excuse for them in their dislike of him, then he does not lead them. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The listener, Hudaydi Hadyan al-Warikan al-Sulami from the al-Kamil district, sent a somewhat lengthy message, the summary of which is: he leads people in prayer without seeking their permission, so is his action valid?
Answer:
If they appointed him and he prayed with them, it is not obligatory for him to seek the permission of everyone. If their notables appointed him, or if the authorities in this mosque appointed him, there is no blame on him. But if they dislike him because of a dispute between him and them, or hostility, or because of his religious innovation, or because he has apparent sins, then he should not lead them. It has come in some authentic hadiths that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
There are three whose prayer is not accepted and whose good deeds are not taken up to heaven
ثلاثة لا يقبل الله لهم صلاة، ولا تصعد لهم حسنةA man who leads people (in prayer) when they do not like him
من أم قومًا وهم له كارهونThe scholars said: This means if they dislike him rightfully, if they dislike him rightfully, then he does not lead them. If they dislike him because of his religious innovation, or because of hostility between him and them, he does not lead them. But if he is upright, from the people of the Sunnah, and there is nothing wrong with him, but they dislike him because he calls them to Allah, because he teaches them, because he enjoins what is right and forbids what is wrong, no, their dislike is of no account. He leads them, and their dislike is of no account. But if they dislike him rightfully, because he is involved in a dispute with them, hostility, or because he is a person of religious innovation, or they see him committing apparent sins such as letting a garment hang below the ankles, or shaving the beard, then he does not lead them, because he is held accountable for this. This person who shaves his beard, or trims it, or lets his garments hang below the ankles, they have the right to object to him. Either he becomes upright, or he withdraws from them.
And likewise, if he is known for religious innovation, one who calls for mawlid celebrations, and celebrating mawlid, or calls for celebrating the twenty-seventh night, the night of the Isra and Mi'raj, or one who is accused of other things, the signs and evidence of which are known from him, which are religious innovation, or apparent sin.
So the conclusion is: if there is a clear matter against him for which they dislike him rightfully, because of his religious innovation, or his calling to falsehood, or his displaying of what is wrong, or something similar to that which is an excuse for them in their dislike of him, then he does not lead them. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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