The Intention of Imamate in the Appointment of 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is there evidence in 'Umar's appointment of 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf to lead the prayer that the intention of imamate is not a condition for the imam, as the jurists say?
Answer:
He intends it when he steps forward or appoints someone; he intends the imamate. One does not lead the prayer as an imam without the intention that he is the imam.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is there evidence in 'Umar's appointment of 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf to lead the prayer that the intention of imamate is not a condition for the imam, as the jurists say?
Answer:
He intends it when he steps forward or appoints someone; he intends the imamate. One does not lead the prayer as an imam without the intention that he is the imam.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين-28-07-1439 هـ — alfawzan.live (39:51)
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