The ruling on praying behind an imam who makes mistakes in recitation
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Question:
May Allah reward you. A questioner says: An imam leads people in prayer and makes mistakes in reciting the Qur'an. When he makes a mistake, he connects the verse he read to another verse in a different surah. For example, he reads in Surat al-Zumar, makes a mistake, and connects it to another verse in Surat al-Isra. He has been advised more than once, but he did not listen. What is the ruling on praying behind him?
Answer:
If this happens in Surat al-Fatihah, the prayer is not valid. If it happens in other than Surat al-Fatihah, it is a mistake and a deficiency in the prayer. In any case, it is not permissible for him to be an imam. It is obligatory for the authority responsible for imams and mosques to replace him with someone else, and he should not be an imam. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
May Allah reward you. A questioner says: An imam leads people in prayer and makes mistakes in reciting the Qur'an. When he makes a mistake, he connects the verse he read to another verse in a different surah. For example, he reads in Surat al-Zumar, makes a mistake, and connects it to another verse in Surat al-Isra. He has been advised more than once, but he did not listen. What is the ruling on praying behind him?
Answer:
If this happens in Surat al-Fatihah, the prayer is not valid. If it happens in other than Surat al-Fatihah, it is a mistake and a deficiency in the prayer. In any case, it is not permissible for him to be an imam. It is obligatory for the authority responsible for imams and mosques to replace him with someone else, and he should not be an imam. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
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