Some mosque imams delegate the prayer to those who do not recite al-Fatihah well; what is the ruling on this action?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some mosque imams delegate the prayer to those who do not recite al-Fatihah well, so they change some of the letters, such as replacing the ḥāʾ with the hāʾ in "al-ḥamdu lillāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīn." He asks: What is the ruling on this action?
Answer:
First, it is forbidden to delegate the prayer except through the mosque affairs office. One consults the mosque affairs office; the mosque affairs office sends someone to pray in the mosque on his behalf, or goes to the person he wants to delegate to and checks his suitability. It is up to his choice, but he does not own the mosque. This is if he wants to take a period of time. But if it is for one time or one obligatory prayer, the matter is easy. However, the imam must be proficient in recitation; he must not change some of the letters, or change some of the letters due to his dialect. No, it is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some mosque imams delegate the prayer to those who do not recite al-Fatihah well, so they change some of the letters, such as replacing the ḥāʾ with the hāʾ in "al-ḥamdu lillāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīn." He asks: What is the ruling on this action?
Answer:
First, it is forbidden to delegate the prayer except through the mosque affairs office. One consults the mosque affairs office; the mosque affairs office sends someone to pray in the mosque on his behalf, or goes to the person he wants to delegate to and checks his suitability. It is up to his choice, but he does not own the mosque. This is if he wants to take a period of time. But if it is for one time or one obligatory prayer, the matter is easy. However, the imam must be proficient in recitation; he must not change some of the letters, or change some of the letters due to his dialect. No, it is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [714 -3022] بعض أئمة المساجد يوكل من يصلي عنه من الذين لا يحسنون الفاتحة فما حكم هذا الفعل؟ — youtube.com
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