The hadith “There is no prayer for one who is served food”: Does it include the imam?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: The hadith “There is no prayer for one who is served food”—does it include the imam of the mosque?
Answer:
The imam of the mosque does not serve dinner at the time of the prayer. But if, by chance, food happens to be present, he takes his fill from it before he goes. He takes his fill and satisfies his appetite and soul, and then he goes to pray. This does not take much time from him, meaning just a moment. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: The hadith “There is no prayer for one who is served food”—does it include the imam of the mosque?
Answer:
The imam of the mosque does not serve dinner at the time of the prayer. But if, by chance, food happens to be present, he takes his fill from it before he goes. He takes his fill and satisfies his appetite and soul, and then he goes to pray. This does not take much time from him, meaning just a moment. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [165/186] حديث "لا صلاة لمن حضره طعام" هل يشمل الإمام؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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