An Examination of the Approaches of Islamic Legal Schools on the Imam-Ma’mum Relationship

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An Examination of the Approaches of Islamic Legal Schools on the Imam-Ma’mum Relationship

Yazarlar:

Tacettin Çetintürk

Yayıncı:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Ana Başlıklar:

İslam Hukuku

Dergi:

Tasavvur / Tekirdağ İlahiyat Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.729-764

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

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Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351316

pISSN:

2619-9130

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 The prayer ṣalāh, which the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him described as the pillar of religion, is founded upon the Quran, the Sunnah, and scholary consensus ijmāʿ. Therefore, performing prayer is obligatory for every Muslim who has reached the age of maturity. Although performing prayer individually is valid, congregational prayer is deemed more virtuous. On this matter, there is a consensus among the schools of Islamic law. However, they hold differing views the obligations of the imam and the mamum follower. This study examines the understanding of imamate al-imāmah al-ṣughrā in different schools of Islamic law, focusing on the nature of the imam-mamum relationship. To elucidate the varying perspectives of these schools, this study examines issues such as the recita-tion obligation of the mamum, differences in intention between the imam and the mamum, the imamate of a discerning child mumayyiz, and the ruling on the mamums prayer if the imams prayer becomes invalid. Through an analysis of the perspectives of these schools, this study seeks to assess the consistency between theoretical principles and practical applica-tions concerning imamate and the imam-mamum relationship. Additio-nally, we explore whether the schools require actual or verbal conformity ittibāʿ between the imam and the mamum and whether the validity or invalidity of the mamums prayer depends on that of the imam. Finally, we aim to identify the schools that adopt the strictest and the most lenient posi-tions concerning the mamums dependency on the imam in matters of it-tibāʿ.

 The prayer ṣalāh, which the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him described as the pillar of religion, is founded upon the Quran, the Sunnah, and scholary consensus ijmāʿ. Therefore, performing prayer is obligatory for every Muslim who has reached the age of maturity. Although performing prayer individually is valid, congregational prayer is deemed more virtuous. On this matter, there is a consensus among the schools of Islamic law. However, they hold differing views the obligations of the imam and the mamum follower. This study examines the understanding of imamate al-imāmah al-ṣughrā in different schools of Islamic law, focusing on the nature of the imam-mamum relationship. To elucidate the varying perspectives of these schools, this study examines issues such as the recita-tion obligation of the mamum, differences in intention between the imam and the mamum, the imamate of a discerning child mumayyiz, and the ruling on the mamums prayer if the imams prayer becomes invalid. Through an analysis of the perspectives of these schools, this study seeks to assess the consistency between theoretical principles and practical applica-tions concerning imamate and the imam-mamum relationship. Additio-nally, we explore whether the schools require actual or verbal conformity ittibāʿ between the imam and the mamum and whether the validity or invalidity of the mamums prayer depends on that of the imam. Finally, we aim to identify the schools that adopt the strictest and the most lenient posi-tions concerning the mamums dependency on the imam in matters of it-tibāʿ.

 The prayer ṣalāh, which the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him described as the pillar of religion, is founded upon the Quran, the Sunnah, and scholary consensus ijmāʿ. Therefore, performing prayer is obligatory for every Muslim who has reached the age of maturity. Although performing prayer individually is valid, congregational prayer is deemed more virtuous. On this matter, there is a consensus among the schools of Islamic law. However, they hold differing views the obligations of the imam and the mamum follower. This study examines the understanding of imamate al-imāmah al-ṣughrā in different schools of Islamic law, focusing on the nature of the imam-mamum relationship. To elucidate the varying perspectives of these schools, this study examines issues such as the recita-tion obligation of the mamum, differences in intention between the imam and the mamum, the imamate of a discerning child mumayyiz, and the ruling on the mamums prayer if the imams prayer becomes invalid. Through an analysis of the perspectives of these schools, this study seeks to assess the consistency between theoretical principles and practical applica-tions concerning imamate and the imam-mamum relationship. Additio-nally, we explore whether the schools require actual or verbal conformity ittibāʿ between the imam and the mamum and whether the validity or invalidity of the mamums prayer depends on that of the imam. Finally, we aim to identify the schools that adopt the strictest and the most lenient posi-tions concerning the mamums dependency on the imam in matters of it-tibāʿ.

 Hz. Peygamberin s.a.v. dinin direği olarak ifade ettiği namaz; Kurân, Sünnet ve icmâ ile sabittir. Dolayısıyla akıl-bâliğ olan her Müslümana na-maz ibadeti farzdır. Namazın tek başına kılınması geçerli olmakla birlikte cemaat halinde eda edilmesi daha faziletlidir. Bu konuda fıkıh mezhepleri ittifak halindedir. Mezheplerin görüş ayrılığı yaşadığı husus, imamın veya memûmun yükümlülüğü meselesidir. Bu çalışmada mezheplerin imamet imamet-i suğrâ anlayışları ve bunun özelinde imam-memûm ilişkisinin nasıl olduğu üzerinde durduk. Mezheplerin bu konudaki yaklaşımlarını de-taylandırmak üzere imam-memûm ilişkisi bağlamında memûmun kıraat yükümlülüğü, imam ile memûmun niyetlerinin farklı olması, mümey-yiz çocuğun imameti ve imamın namazının bozulması durumunda memûmun namazının hükmü gibi meseleleri ele aldık. Böylece mezheple-rin imamet ve imam-memûm ilişkisine yönelik anlayışlarından hareketle ameli-nazari tutarlılığının olup olmadığını tespit etmeye çalıştık. Ayrıca imam-memûm ilişkisinde mezheplerin fiili ve kavli ittibâyı şart koşup koş-madıklarını ve buna bağlı olarak sıhhat ve butlan bakımından memûmun na-mazının, imamın namazına bağlı olup olmadığını mezheplerin görüşleri ve gö-rüşlerinin dayanaklarıyla ortaya koymaya çabaladık. Son olarak ittibâda memûmun imama bağlılığı noktasında çerçeveyi en dar ve en geniş tutan mezhepleri ortaya koymaya çalıştık.

Makale detayları

An Examination of the Approaches of Islamic Legal Schools on the Imam-Ma’mum Relationship

Yazarlar:

Tacettin Çetintürk

Yayıncı:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Ana Başlıklar:

İslam Hukuku

Dergi:

Tasavvur / Tekirdağ İlahiyat Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.729-764

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351316

pISSN:

2619-9130

Islamic Law

Prayer

Congregation

Imam

Follower

Leadership in Prayer

Conformityİslâm Hukuku

Namaz

Cemaat

İmam

Me’mûm/Muktedî

İktidâ

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Tacettin Çetintürk

Yayıncı: Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Ana Başlıklar: İslam Hukuku

Dergi: Tasavvur / Tekirdağ İlahiyat Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.729-764

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001351316

pISSN: 2619-9130

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Tacettin Çetintürk

Yayıncı:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Ana Başlıklar:

İslam Hukuku

Dergi:

Tasavvur / Tekirdağ İlahiyat Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.729-764

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351316

pISSN:

2619-9130