Secret of Earning More Reward (Sawāb)

9. Intentions for Imām

·         I will lead alāĥ for the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. C I will obey the Sunnaĥ and straighten the rows[1].

·         I will share the pain and the pleasure of my Muqtadīs (i.e., the people I lead as their Imām in alāĥ) and the residents in the vicinity, but I will not become too informal with them (if you become a non-serious, then you may lose your respect); I will call them towards righteousness.

·         I will answer Shar’ī questions only if I am sure of the particular Islamic ruling otherwise I will apologise and refuse to answer.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب        صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

 

 



[1] If possible, make the following announcement according to the situation: Please straighten your row by aligning your ankles, necks and shoulders (place your ankles carefully on the front of the strip on the ground in such a way that no part of your ankle is on top of the strip or too far ahead of it. If there is only a thin line on the ground then announce, ‘Please stand carefully on the front of the line so that no part of your ankle is on the line’). It is a sin to leave a gap between two persons. It is Wājib to make your shoulders touch the next person’s shoulders properly. It is Wājib to keep the row straight. Until the front row is completed (at both ends) starting another row behind is missing a Wājib, impermissible and a sin. Do not let children under 15 stand in the rows; do not make them stand at the edges either. Make their row at the rear side behind all the rows.

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