The imam recited a long verse and forgot the rest of the verse, and no one was present to remind him, so he bowed without completing it. What is the ruling on his prayer?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: An imam recited in the prayer and read a long verse, and he made a mistake in it, and no one was present to correct him. An imam. An imam recited in the prayer a long verse, and he made a mistake in it, and no one was present to correct him, so he proceeded to bow without completing the verse. Is his action permissible?
Answer:
If it was from Surat al-Fatihah, the prayer is not valid. But if it was from anything else, the prayer is valid, because the recitation after Surat al-Fatihah is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: An imam recited in the prayer and read a long verse, and he made a mistake in it, and no one was present to correct him. An imam. An imam recited in the prayer a long verse, and he made a mistake in it, and no one was present to correct him, so he proceeded to bow without completing the verse. Is his action permissible?
Answer:
If it was from Surat al-Fatihah, the prayer is not valid. But if it was from anything else, the prayer is valid, because the recitation after Surat al-Fatihah is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [468 -582] إمام قرأ آية طويلة ونسي بقية الآية، ولم يوجد من يذكره، فركع دون أن يكملها، فما حكم صلاته؟ — youtube.com
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