Praying Behind Someone Who Does Not Read the Fatiha Properly
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, some of the common people are lax and lead people in prayer while they do not carry the people before them in the prayer.
Answer:
It is not permissible to pray behind one who does not recite the Surat al-Fatihah well, if he makes an error in it that changes the meaning. The prayer behind him is not valid except for one who is like him; as for one who is better than him, it is not permissible for him to pray behind him.
Honorable Shaykh, some of the common people are lax and lead people in prayer while they do not carry the people before them in the prayer.
Answer:
It is not permissible to pray behind one who does not recite the Surat al-Fatihah well, if he makes an error in it that changes the meaning. The prayer behind him is not valid except for one who is like him; as for one who is better than him, it is not permissible for him to pray behind him.
Source
شرح العقيدة الطحاوية [8] — alfawzan.live (30:16)
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