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Sunan Ibn Majah 981 (Book 5, Hadith 179) #30333
Responsibility of an Imam in Prayer

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught that the Imam is responsible for leading the prayer and will be rewarded or punished accordingly.

Abu Hazim said: "Sahl bin Sa’d As-Sa’idi used to give preference to the young to lead his people in prayer. It was said to him: "Do you do that, when you have such seniority (in Islam)?" He said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'The Imam is responsible. If he does well, then he will have the reward and so will they, but if he does badly, then that will be counted against him but not against them.’"
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، أَخُو فُلَيْحٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ، قَالَ كَانَ سَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ يُقَدِّمُ فِتْيَانَ قَوْمِهِ يُصَلُّونَ بِهِمْ فَقِيلَ لَهُ تَفْعَلُ وَلَكَ مِنَ الْقِدَمِ مَا لَكَ قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ ـ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ الإِمَامُ ضَامِنٌ، فَإِنْ أَحْسَنَ، فَلَهُ وَلَهُمْ، وَإِنْ أَسَاءَ - يَعْنِي - فَعَلَيْهِ وَلاَ عَلَيْهِمْ

TOPICS
prayer  *  imam  *  responsibility  *  reward  *  punishment

QUICK LESSONS:
Lead your people in prayer with care; Give preference to young people even if they have less seniority; Take responsibility for your actions; Be just and fair; Be accountable before Allah.

EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith of Abu Hazim and Sahl bin Sad As-Saidi teaches us about the responsibility of an Imam when leading a prayer. According to this hadith, it is important for an Imam to lead his people in prayer with care as he will be held accountable for his actions. If he does well then he will receive a reward from Allah but if he does badly then that will be counted against him. This hadith also teaches us about justice and fairness as it encourages Imams to give preference to young people when leading prayers even though they may have more seniority in Islam. It also shows us how important it is to take responsibility for our actions as we are all accountable before Allah.

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