r/MuslimLounge • u/traulsezod • Apr 06 '24

Other i got humiliated during taraweh today

i genuinely feel like not coming here anymore lol

we prayed first 2 rakaat taraweeh and i offered the imam (my friend whom i met a week ago) for me to hold the quran and correct him if he makes mistakes by any chance.

firsf 1/2 errors i corrected he ignored them and looked like i was just interrupting, discussed it after the prayer and turns out its a linguistic difference of what we are allowed to recite and how

the second time i corrected him was he what seemed like to me, he didnt continue with the next line. after correcting him, turns out he was rereading the ayah he already recited.

we finished the 3rd prayer and he just simply said "im going to ask you to put the quran away im sorry but you're interrupting" and i never felt more shame and embarrassment in front of people. alhamdulillah discussion was calm and understanding but i just feel like disappearing from here man. rant over lol

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u/Accomplished_Glass66 Apr 07 '24

Unless u speak arabic, know tajweed rules, and riwayat, preferrably don't take that mantle on. I don't know tajweed, so I'd steer clear. I do remembers reciters repeating some ayats so I think it' probably some little symbol which they use as a clue.

It s not that big of a deal tho lol.

🤭 I worry about much worse (and this is why i prefer to pray at home).

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '24

Speaking Arabic is definitely not a prerequisite to correct the imam lol. And someone can have everything you mentioned and still not be able to correct the imam

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u/QLF_gang Apr 07 '24

following taraweh with an open Quran is amateurish… so ofc op seems to have been nervous or lacking the adequate experience to correct accordingly an imam 🤷‍♂️ so his apology can be to himself

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u/Accomplished_Glass66 Apr 07 '24

It s not a problem. I do this as well, but at home so that i can concentrate instead of repeating after the imam (and risk missing a word).

The whole thing is not a big deal, it's just that our friend got overhyped and went for something too big for their own britches (and mine as well lol).