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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The mosque imam appoints someone else to lead the prayer because of his good recitation and voice; is his action valid?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says that he is the imam of a mosque, but he appoints someone who is better than him in recitation and voice. He asks: Is his action valid?

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. Good. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إمام المسجد يقدم غيره للإمامة لحسن قراءته وصوته، هل عمله صحيح؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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