Is he who raises his head before the Imam not afraid that Allah may transform his head int…

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Hadith text: Is he who raises his head before the Imam not afraid th…

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «أَمَا يَخْشَى أَحَدُكُمْ - أَوْ: لاَ يَخْشَى أَحَدُكُمْ - إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ قَبْلَ الإِمَامِ، أَنْ يَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ رَأْسَهُ رَأْسَ حِمَارٍ، أَوْ يَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ صُورَتَهُ صُورَةَ حِمَارٍ».

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is he who raises his head before the Imam not afraid that Allah may transform his head into that of a donkey or his shape into that of a donkey?"

Explanation of the hadith: Is he who raises his head before the Imam not afraid th…

Lessons: Is he who raises his head before the Imam not afraid th…

• There are four conditions for a person led in prayer in relation to the Imam, three of which are prohibited and they are: making a movement before the Imam, making a movement simultaneously with the Imam, and delaying in following the Imam. The prescribed condition; however, is: acting immediately after the Imam.
• It is obligatory for the one led in prayer to follow the Imam.
• The threat to transform the shape of the one who raises his head before the Imam to that of a donkey is possible and is a form of deformation.

Categories : Rulings of the Imam and Followers in Prayer