Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: One night I joined the Prophet (PBUH) in his (optional) Salat. He prolonged the standing so much that I thought of doing something evil. He was asked: "What did you intend to do?" He replied: "To sit down and leave him".[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
1. This Hadith makes it evident that opposition of Imam (one who leads the prayer) is an evil act because one is ordered to follow him in the prayers. 2. It is permissible to ask clarification of something which is ambiguous or abstruse.
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