The Ruling on Praying Behind a Sitting Imam
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Question:
May Allah benefit you, Shaykh Salih. This questioner says: We were traveling and entered one of the mosques in one of the villages. They had finished the congregational prayer, and we found a man praying alone. He was praying while sitting, so we differed among ourselves as to whether it is permissible to pray behind him or not. So we did not pray behind him. I want to ask about the ruling on praying behind a sitting imam. May Allah bless you.
Answer:
Do not pray behind him while he is sitting, except for the imam of a living person whose recovery is expected. For the imam of a living person whose recovery is expected, it is permissible for him to pray while sitting and for them to stand behind him, as the Companions did behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he prayed with them while sitting during his illness (peace and blessings be upon him). This is subject to two conditions: that he is the imam of a living person, and that his recovery is expected. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
May Allah benefit you, Shaykh Salih. This questioner says: We were traveling and entered one of the mosques in one of the villages. They had finished the congregational prayer, and we found a man praying alone. He was praying while sitting, so we differed among ourselves as to whether it is permissible to pray behind him or not. So we did not pray behind him. I want to ask about the ruling on praying behind a sitting imam. May Allah bless you.
Answer:
Do not pray behind him while he is sitting, except for the imam of a living person whose recovery is expected. For the imam of a living person whose recovery is expected, it is permissible for him to pray while sitting and for them to stand behind him, as the Companions did behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he prayed with them while sitting during his illness (peace and blessings be upon him). This is subject to two conditions: that he is the imam of a living person, and that his recovery is expected. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7585 — youtube.com (3:23)
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