Attending lessons of knowledge as an excuse for the imam to delegate the leading of prayer
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Question:
He asks: Is attending lessons of knowledge among the circumstances that entitle the imam to be absent from leading the prayer and to delegate the leading of prayer to someone else, knowing that these lessons are weekly?
Answer:
The important thing is that the imam chooses someone he trusts to succeed him, whether for a lesson of knowledge or for any other excuse. Yes.
He asks: Is attending lessons of knowledge among the circumstances that entitle the imam to be absent from leading the prayer and to delegate the leading of prayer to someone else, knowing that these lessons are weekly?
Answer:
The important thing is that the imam chooses someone he trusts to succeed him, whether for a lesson of knowledge or for any other excuse. Yes.
Source
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