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There are times when I see brothers and sisters do something which I don't consider correct, but I feel hesitant to correct them. I'm afraid that I will be taken as a know-it-all and acting as a scholar, especially when I don't know that person so well.
A few cases:
I was praying with 2 brothers, and the brother who led the prayer did not recite loudly in Maghrib. I asked another brother and he just said "He is just new." Well shouldn't the one with the most knowledge be the one who leads?
Issues with hijab. A lot of times we see sisters who are not covered properly. As a man I think this is a sensitive issue since I think these kinds of advice are better given by fellow sisters. In the mosque I go to now the imam made another advice before jamaah prayers: 1. to straigthen and fill the rows, and recently 2. for sisters to wear their hijabs and cover properly.
Brothers who lead prayers too quickly. I once prayed with a brother who led too fast; I barely finished my Fatiha when he went to rukoo. I know that prayer is still valid, but the better way is to do it calmly. But then I know this brother is much more knowledgeable.
How do you properly give advice? Do people respond well to advice in these situations?
There are times when I see brothers and sisters do something which I don't consider correct, but I feel hesitant to correct them. I'm afraid that I will be taken as a know-it-all and acting as a scholar, especially when I don't know that person so well.
A few cases:
I was praying with 2 brothers, and the brother who led the prayer did not recite loudly in Maghrib. I asked another brother and he just said "He is just new." Well shouldn't the one with the most knowledge be the one who leads?
Issues with hijab. A lot of times we see sisters who are not covered properly. As a man I think this is a sensitive issue since I think these kinds of advice are better given by fellow sisters. In the mosque I go to now the imam made another advice before jamaah prayers: 1. to straigthen and fill the rows, and recently 2. for sisters to wear their hijabs and cover properly.
Brothers who lead prayers too quickly. I once prayed with a brother who led too fast; I barely finished my Fatiha when he went to rukoo. I know that prayer is still valid, but the better way is to do it calmly. But then I know this brother is much more knowledgeable.
How do you properly give advice? Do people respond well to advice in these situations?
