Correcting the Imam if He Makes a Mistake in Recitation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it obligatory for the ma'mum (one praying behind the imam) who is a memorizer of the Book of Allah to correct the imam if he makes a mistake in the recitation?
Answer:
Yes, he should correct him. He should correct the imam if he is a memorizer of what the imam has erred in; he should correct him. They used to correct the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it obligatory for the ma'mum (one praying behind the imam) who is a memorizer of the Book of Allah to correct the imam if he makes a mistake in the recitation?
Answer:
Yes, he should correct him. He should correct the imam if he is a memorizer of what the imam has erred in; he should correct him. They used to correct the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 08-07-1439هـ — af.org.sa (54:03)
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