Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 55
S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book 55 is a pious person and the most well-versed among them in the Holy Quran. The Im a m can also be appointed if there is a regular religious authority, e. g. , a Khalifah. Whoever is chosen or appointed as Im a m must be followed in the Prayer even if somebody thinks that the appointed person is not worthy of it. For those people who doubt the worthiness of an Im a m , the following instructions of the Holy Prophet sa should suffice: َ ﻋ ْﻦ ا َ ِْيب ُ ﻫ َْﺮ ﻳ َﺮ َة ﻗ َ َﺎل ﻗﺎل ََ ا ﻠ� ِّٰرﺳﻮل َُُﻟ ﻠﻴ ا ﻠ� � َََّْ ﻋ َُّٰﻟ ﺻ �ِ و ﻠﻢ ََّ َﺳ واﺟﺒﺔ املکﺘﻮﺑﺔ ﻠﻮة ٌَََََُُُِّْٰا ﻟﺼ او کﺎن ﺑﺎرا ﻠﻢ، کﻞ ﻠﻒ ًٍََََُِّْْْ ﻣﺴ ََُِّﺧ و ًَِﻓﺎ ﺮا َﺟ إ اﻟکﺒﺎ ﺮ. ﻋﻤﻞ َِن ََََِْْﺋ Transliteration: ‘An Ab i Hurairah q a la Q a la Ras u lull a hi s allall a hu ‘alaihi wa sallam: A ss al a tul makt u batu W a jibatun khalfa kulli Muslimin, b a rran k a na au f a jiran wa in ‘amilal kab a’ ir. (Sunan Ab u D a w u d, aljuz’ul-awwal, Kit a bu s - S al a t) Translation: Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra related that the Holy Prophet sa stated: To offer Far d Prayer behind any Muslim Im a m is essential, whether he is a pious person or a sinner, even if he had committed a grievous sin. If, at the prescribed time for any Prayer, two or