After I led the people in prayer, one of them informed me that my prayer was invalid because when I said the takbir, I said "Allah wa akbar" with a waw?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I led the people in prayer, and then one of the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam) informed me that my prayer with them was invalid; because I said in the takbirat of transition, "Allah akbar," by adding a waw,
The Shaykh:
There is no power or strength except by Allah.
The questioner:
He says: Is his statement correct?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, it is not correct. There is no harm in that. Your takbir is valid, if Allah wills. It is not valid. Yes. It does not invalidate the people's prayer without their knowledge. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I led the people in prayer, and then one of the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam) informed me that my prayer with them was invalid; because I said in the takbirat of transition, "Allah akbar," by adding a waw,
The Shaykh:
There is no power or strength except by Allah.
The questioner:
He says: Is his statement correct?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, it is not correct. There is no harm in that. Your takbir is valid, if Allah wills. It is not valid. Yes. It does not invalidate the people's prayer without their knowledge. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1477 -3022] بعد أن صليت بالناس أخبرني أحدهم أن صلاتي باطلة لأني عند التكبير أقول(الله وأكبر)بالواو؟ — youtube.com
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