If the imam finds the recitation difficult and the ma'mums do not correct him, does he stop the recitation and say takbir for ruku'?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What should the imam do if he makes a mistake in a verse and does not know it, and none of the ma'mums correct him? Does he stop the recitation, say takbir, and bow? Or what should he do?
Answer:
Yes, if he bows, there is nothing wrong with it. And if he reads what follows, if he continues the recitation and reads what follows, there is nothing wrong with that either. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What should the imam do if he makes a mistake in a verse and does not know it, and none of the ma'mums correct him? Does he stop the recitation, say takbir, and bow? Or what should he do?
Answer:
Yes, if he bows, there is nothing wrong with it. And if he reads what follows, if he continues the recitation and reads what follows, there is nothing wrong with that either. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [82 -582] إذا استغلق على الإمام القراءة ولم يفتح عليه المأمومون، هل يقطع القراءة ويكبر للركوع؟ — youtube.com
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