Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 60
60 S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book remind the Im a m by reciting the correct verse in a clear and audible voice. ii. If the Im a m commits any other mistake, a member of the congregation should draw his attention to it by saying Sub ha nall a h. Sub ha nall a h means 'Allah is free from all faults. ' It gives a cue to the Im a m that he may have committed a mistake. If so, the Im a m should rectify his mistake. If he does not correct his error, the congregation has to follow him and no one has the right to differ with him during the Prayer. They must follow the Im a m even in his mistake. However, he should be told of his mistake after the Prayer. Then he should lead the congregation to two additional Prostrations by way of condoning the mistake before turning his face to right and left and again repeating Assal a mu ‘Alaikum wa Ra h matull a h. These are called Suj u d-us-Sahv or the Prostrations of condonement. 9. If a woman wants to draw the attention of the Im a m to a mistake which he had committed, she is not allowed to say Sub ha nall a h aloud; instead, she should clap her hands. The sound of clapping from women conveys to the Im a m the message that he has committed a mistake. In the case where a female Im a m commits a mistake during Prayer, her followers may draw her attention to it by either reciting the verse correctly or by saying Sub ha nall a h , as the case may be. 10. The Im a m should not prolong the