Dear Islamic brothers! We have learnt several things from the aforementioned accounts:

1.   When a person is given a responsibility, he should be trained first so that positive results are achieved in a short span of time, just as Ameer al-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar Al-Farooq رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ gave the noble Sahabah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُم guidance in regards to achieving quick and positive results before sending them to teach the Quran.

2.   Teaching Muslims to offer Salah in accordance to the Sunnah is a blessed Sunnah of the Noble Sahabah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُم. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه, under the department of the religious movement of the devotees of the Prophet, Dawat-e-Islami, which is known as ‘Khuddam-ul-Masajid wal-Madaris,’ countless Masajid are established, in which many devotees of the Prophet who are affiliated with Dawat-e-Islami are fulfilling the responsibility of Imamat and are engaged in leading the Muslims in prayer in accordance to the Sunnah. Therefore, if the skills and conditions that are necessary for Imamat are found in an Islamic brother, he should take the opportunity to perform Imamat, with good intentions. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه, the virtues of Imamat have been mentioned in the hadith. Let us listen to two sayings of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم for encouragement:

The virtues of Imamat

1.   He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: I went to Paradise and saw domes of pearls and its soil is of musk. So, I asked, ‘O Jibraeel! For whom is this?’ He replied, ‘For the Mu`azzins and Imams of your nation.’ (Jami’-us-Sagheer, p. 255, Hadith 4179)

2.   He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: Whosoever gave the Azan for all five prayers out of faith and hoping for reward, his previous sins will be forgiven, and whosoever led his companions in the five prayers out of faith and hoping for reward, his previous sins will be forgiven. (Sunan Kubra-lil-Bayhaqi, vol. 1, p. 636, Hadith 2039)