Question
In our musjid our imaam recited quraan from start to end in fardh salaah in jama'ah over a period of plus minus 2 years. A special program or jalsah of khatam ul quraan took place after the sunnats with a talk and dua. After the khatam a braai was given. Your advice regarding the above practice of our imaam taking into consideration the sunnats of Qiraat were totally disregarded. I am not sure if I can call it a personal recitation in Fardh salaah or of having a feeling of the imaam satisfying his personal ego.
Answer
The Imaam appears to be a deviate suffering from riya and kibr. His peculiar form of qiraa't is his personal act. It is not an act for display and advertising. The jalsah is evil and not permissible. The jalsah is the proof for his corrupt intention. His Salaat was not for Allah Ta'ala. It was for name and fame, hence he committed a kind of shirk. From whence did this jaahil acquire this haraam practice of a jalsah for advertising his personal Salaat and qiraa't. This jaahil is among the Signs of Qiyaamah.
Among the signs of Qiyaamah stated by Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) is that the amal of the Aakhirat will be used to acquire the objectives of the dunya/nafs. Salaat and qiraa't are deeds of the Aakhirat. But the bloated nafs of this jaahil justifies the haraam advertising of his 'ibaadat'.
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- The Majlis Vol 28 No 03
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