[Machine] I saw him leading boys from his people and they prayed behind him. So I said, "You are the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and you have more virtue and precedence. Why don't you lead these boys in prayer? Will you not take the initiative and pray for your people?" He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'The Imam (leader in prayer) is a guarantor. If he completes (the prayer) correctly, he gets the reward and the people get the reward, and if he makes a mistake, he bears the burden while the people are not held responsible for it. I do not want to take on that responsibility.'"  

كُنْتُ أُرَاهُ يُقَدِّمُ فِتْيَانًا مِنْ فَتَيَانِ قَوْمِهِ فَيُصَلُّونَ بِهِ فَقُلْتُ أَنْتَ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلَكَ مِنَ الْفَضْلِ وَالسَّابِقَةِ تُقَدِّمُ هَؤُلَاءِ الصِّبْيَانَ فَيُصَلُّونَ بِكَ أَفَلَا تَتَقَدَّمُ وَتُصَلِّي لِقَوْمِكَ؟ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ الْإِمَامَ ضَامِنٌ فَإِنْ أَتَمَّ كَانَ لَهُ وَلَهُمْ وَإِنْ نَقَصَ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ وَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ فَلَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَحَمَّلَ ذَلِكَ»