When does the imam pray sitting and the congregation pray sitting?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: When is it permissible for the imam of the mosque to pray sitting and for the congregation to pray sitting with him?
Answer:
The regular imam whose condition is expected to end,Sunan Ibn Majah 1238Sahih (Darussalam) as mentioned in the hadith. This is the regular imam, provided two conditions are met: that he is the regular imam, and that his condition is expected to end.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: When is it permissible for the imam of the mosque to pray sitting and for the congregation to pray sitting with him?
Answer:
The regular imam whose condition is expected to end,
and if he prays sitting down then pray sitting down.
إِذَا صَلَّى قَاعِدًا فَصَلُّوا قُعُودًا أَجْمَعِينَ
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 27-06-1438هـ — af.org.sa (1:16:38)
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