My father does not know how to recite al-Fatihah, and sometimes he leads us in prayer as the imam, and I feel embarrassed by him, so what should I do in that case?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: My father does not know how to recite al-Fatihah, and sometimes he leads us in prayer as the imam, and I feel embarrassed by him. He says: So what should I do in that case?
Answer:
The prayer is valid if there is any accommodation in it. You tell him: Father, this is what makes it valid. You do not know how to recite al-Fatihah, and reciting al-Fatihah is a pillar of the prayer, so it is not valid. There is no accommodation in the religion.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: My father does not know how to recite al-Fatihah, and sometimes he leads us in prayer as the imam, and I feel embarrassed by him. He says: So what should I do in that case?
Answer:
The prayer is valid if there is any accommodation in it. You tell him: Father, this is what makes it valid. You do not know how to recite al-Fatihah, and reciting al-Fatihah is a pillar of the prayer, so it is not valid. There is no accommodation in the religion.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [717 -3022] والدي لا يحسن الفاتحة، وأحياناً يصلي بنا إماماً، وأكون محرجاً منه، فماذا أصنع حينئذٍ؟ — youtube.com
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