The prayer behind an imam who does not recite al-Fatihah well
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: An imam does not recite the Qur'an well, especially the Book of Allah (al-Fatihah). Is the prayer behind him valid?
Answer:
How can he be an imam if he does not recite al-Fatihah well? This is not acceptable. He cannot be an imam. It is not permissible to appoint him as an imam if he does not recite al-Fatihah well. Yes, the authority responsible for mosques must be consulted to appoint someone else as imam. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: An imam does not recite the Qur'an well, especially the Book of Allah (al-Fatihah). Is the prayer behind him valid?
Answer:
How can he be an imam if he does not recite al-Fatihah well? This is not acceptable. He cannot be an imam. It is not permissible to appoint him as an imam if he does not recite al-Fatihah well. Yes, the authority responsible for mosques must be consulted to appoint someone else as imam. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 04-05-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:00:41)
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