The Imam Whose Knees Were Exposed and the Repeating of the Prayer by the Followers
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man led us in the 'Asr prayer. After the prayer, we discovered that he had not fulfilled the condition of fully covering the 'awrah, as his knees were exposed. Do we, the followers, have to repeat the prayer?
Answer:
If he did not know and did not do it intentionally, his prayer is valid. However, if he did it intentionally, his prayer is not valid. Your prayer is valid, if Allah wills. But if you knew before the prayer or during the prayer, you must alert him regarding the 'awrah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man led us in the 'Asr prayer. After the prayer, we discovered that he had not fulfilled the condition of fully covering the 'awrah, as his knees were exposed. Do we, the followers, have to repeat the prayer?
Answer:
If he did not know and did not do it intentionally, his prayer is valid. However, if he did it intentionally, his prayer is not valid. Your prayer is valid, if Allah wills. But if you knew before the prayer or during the prayer, you must alert him regarding the 'awrah. Yes.
Source
مختصر زاد المعاد (للإمام محمد بن عبدالوهاب)، مختصر زاد المعاد [1] — alfawzan.live (1:06:45)
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