بسم الله والحمد لله
والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد
During the congregational
prayers, in regards to following the Imaam, people are divided into four
groups:
The “Forerunners”: Those
who precede the Imaam in their bowing and prostration and getting up from
them. It is like some race or competition as to who will do it first, the Imaam
or those who are praying behind him. They do their action even before the Imaam
says the Takbeer (Allaahu Akbar).
The “Coinciders”: Those
who do the actions simultaneously with the Imaam. They don't want to precede the Imaam but they
also don’t want to be left behind. They will bow and prostrate with the Imaam.
They do their actions while the Imaam is still saying the Takbeer. (Many people come under this category).
The “Followers”: Those
who follow the Imaam in his actions.
They do not precede him, nor do it simultaneously with him. They wait
for the Imaam to complete the Takbeer before doing the required action.
The “Delayers”: They
do not precede the Imaam, nor do they coincide with him, but they also don't
follow him in the true sense. They do not follow the Imaam even after he has said
the Takbeer. They will keep doing the Adhkaar and wait for a little longer before joining the Imaam.
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Narrated Anas bin Maalik رضي الله عنه: Allaah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم fell from a horse and got
injured so he led the prayer sitting and we also prayed sitting. When he
completed the prayer he صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “The Imaam is appointed
so that he should be followed; if he says the Takbeer then say Takbeer, bow if
he bows; raise your heads when he raises his head, when he says: ‘Sami`a-llaahu
liman hamidah’, say: ‘Rabbanaa lakal-hamd’, and prostrate when he prostrates.”
[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree and
Saheeh Muslim. This has also been reported from `Aaishah, Abu Hurairah and
others رضي
الله عنهم. In other
narration it is also mentioned: “And when he
prays, standing, you should pray standing. And when he prays sitting, all of
you should pray sitting. and straighten the rows for the prayer, as the
straightening of the rows is amongst those things which make your prayer a
correct and perfect one.”]
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