What is the ruling on an elderly ma'mum (one praying behind the imam) overtaking the imam if he does not hear him due to hearing loss?
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Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. A message was received from the questioner Abu Sulayman. He says: Shaykh Salih, some of the elderly among us do not hear the imam's voice clearly due to a heaviness in their hearing, so we find one of them rising from the ruku' (bowing) or the sujud (prostration) based on his assumption. Is his prayer valid?
Answer:
If he did not intentionally overtake the imam, his prayer is valid. However, he must get as close to the imam as possible, or use a device to hear the imam's voice, and he should strive to do so. If something happens that he did not intend to overtake the imam with, his prayer is valid. If he realizes it, he should return and be behind the imam in the ruku', sujud, and other actions of the prayer. Yes.
May Allah reward you and bless you. A message was received from the questioner Abu Sulayman. He says: Shaykh Salih, some of the elderly among us do not hear the imam's voice clearly due to a heaviness in their hearing, so we find one of them rising from the ruku' (bowing) or the sujud (prostration) based on his assumption. Is his prayer valid?
Answer:
If he did not intentionally overtake the imam, his prayer is valid. However, he must get as close to the imam as possible, or use a device to hear the imam's voice, and he should strive to do so. If something happens that he did not intend to overtake the imam with, his prayer is valid. If he realizes it, he should return and be behind the imam in the ruku', sujud, and other actions of the prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم مسابقة المأموم كبير السن للإمام إذا لم يكن يسمعه نتيجة لثقل سمعه؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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