The ruling on an imam limiting his leading of the congregation to the tarawih prayer and not the obligatory prayers
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Question:
Our dear Shaykh, this question comes to us often. An imam of a mosque in the month of Ramadan does not lead the congregation in the mosque except for the 'Isha' prayer and the tarawih. As for the other obligatory prayers, Shaykh Salih, he does not lead them. And his reason for that is that he says it is in order to prepare for the tarawih prayer?
Answer:
No, my brother. Leading the prayer is obligatory upon you because you have committed to it and taken it on from the authority responsible for the mosques. So you must perform the role of imam, and you do not delegate it unless you have a valid religious excuse, such as illness or the like. Yes.
Our dear Shaykh, this question comes to us often. An imam of a mosque in the month of Ramadan does not lead the congregation in the mosque except for the 'Isha' prayer and the tarawih. As for the other obligatory prayers, Shaykh Salih, he does not lead them. And his reason for that is that he says it is in order to prepare for the tarawih prayer?
Answer:
No, my brother. Leading the prayer is obligatory upon you because you have committed to it and taken it on from the authority responsible for the mosques. So you must perform the role of imam, and you do not delegate it unless you have a valid religious excuse, such as illness or the like. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4360] حكم اقتصار الإمام على الصلاة بالناس التراويح دون الفرائض - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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