<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) A preacher should present the religion of Allah to the people in a calm and pleasant way.<br> 2) It shows the Prophet’s anger when giving the sermon because the prohibitions set by Allah were violated. A person should follow the Prophet’s example in supporting the religion.<br> 3) An Imām should not burden the people in prayer by prolonging it beyond what is prescribed in the Sunnah.<br> <br> <b>Benefit:</b><br> With regard to the performance of prayer, Imāms are of three types:<br> 1. The Negligent: those who fall short and perform the prayer in a quick way that does not enable those praying behind to do the supererogatory elements of the prayer. Such Imāms are wrong and sinful and do not fulfill the trust assigned to them.<br> 2. The Excessive: those who go to extremes and prolong the prayer in a way that makes it hard for people, as if one of them were praying alone. Such Imāms are also erroneous and wrongful to themselves.<br> 3. The Moderate: those who take a moderate approach. They pray like the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). Those are the best among the three types, and they fulfill the trust in the most perfect manner.