QUESTION: Sheikh, I live in a part of India where Raf’ al-Yadayn is frowned upon. I was asked to lead Salah but explicitly told not to perform it, as it is Sunnah. Should I comply or continue performing it while leading?
QUESTION: Sheikh, I live in a part of India where Raf’ al-Yadayn is frowned upon. I was asked to lead Salah but explicitly told not to perform it, as it is Sunnah. Should I comply or continue performing it while leading?
01Nov
ANSWER:
You should follow the sunnah to the best of your ability.
If leading them in prayer without raising your hands would make them respect you and after sometime be ready to obey you due to your knowledge and wisdom, this is fine and you can skip it.
But if this is not the case, you can either tell them that you don’t want to lead them as long as they want to control how you pray or to accept you as you pray.
QUESTION: Sheikh, I live in a part of India where Raf’ al-Yadayn is frowned upon. I was asked to lead Salah but explicitly told not to perform it, as it is Sunnah. Should I comply or continue performing it while leading?