Saturday, August 18, 2012

Imam repeating some verses that speak of mercy or punishment

What is the ruling on the imam repeating some verses that speak of
mercy or punishment?.
Praise be to Allaah.
I do not know of anythingwrong with that, because it encourages the
people to ponder and focus and benefit. It was narrated that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) repeated the verse
(interpretation of the meaning): "If You punish them, they are Your
slaves, and if You forgive them, verily, You, only You, are the
All-Mighty, the All-Wise" [al-Maa'idah 5:118] several times.
To sum up: if it is done fora good reason and not forthe purpose of
showing off, then there is nothing wrong with it, but if he thinks
that repeating it may annoy them or resultin disturbing sounds such as
weeping, then it is better not to do that, so that there will not be
any distraction. But if repeating it will only lead to pondering and
proper focus on the prayer, then it is all good.

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