A man entered the masjid, and the imaam had just arisen from the rukoo' [position], and [as such] he does not know whether it is the final rak'ah or not.
Tag: imaam
Humbling and belittling oneself
Yoosuf ibn al-Husayn was an imaam of his time. There was no-one from the scholars like him in terms of humbling and belittling himself.
The desire for leadership
The one from whom you smelt the odour [for the desire] of leadership will not be successful.
The imaam forgetfully missed a prostration
al-Awzaa'ee was asked about the imaam who forgetfully missed a prostration, and the congregation had [then] departed [after completing the prayer]. He said
Never too late to start learning
Indeed, al-Kisaa.ee studied Arabic grammar in old age.
Praying alongside the imaam
Whoever prays alongside to the right of the imaam, while there is space [in the row] behind him - is there any problem with that?
The two imaams of Khuraasaan
Abu Zur'ah and Abu Haatim are the two imaams of Khuraasaan.
Reading some ahaadeeth or tafseer of the Qur.aan after the 'Asr prayer
In some masaajid, every day particularly after the 'Asr prayer, one of the brothers reads a number of ahaadeeth from the book “Riyaadh as-Saaliheen”; so is this practice [considered to be] an...
Supplicating for your teacher
[When] I supplicate to Allaah, I make specific mention of [Imaam] ash-Shaafi'ee رحمه الله [in my supplication].
Leading the night prayer
Suwayd ibn Ghafalah رحمه الله would lead us in the night prayer during the month of Ramadhaan, [even though] he had reached 120 years [of age].