What is the ruling on the imam bowing before he completes the verse he is reciting?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on one who leads people in prayer, recites verses, and then bows before completing the last verse he recited? When asked why he did not complete the verse, he said that it is permissible to bow before completing the verse if he had recited other verses before it.
Answer:
No, this is not permissible. It is not permissible to cut off a verse and bow; he must complete the verse. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on one who leads people in prayer, recites verses, and then bows before completing the last verse he recited? When asked why he did not complete the verse, he said that it is permissible to bow before completing the verse if he had recited other verses before it.
Answer:
No, this is not permissible. It is not permissible to cut off a verse and bow; he must complete the verse. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [450 -582] ما حكم ركوع الإمام قبل أن يكمل الآية التي يتلوها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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