The Imam Returning the One Who Lets His Garment Hang Below the Ankles and Praying in His Place
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I prayed in a mosque, and a man who lets his garment hang below the ankles came forward to lead the prayer. I asked him to step back, and I said to him, “I can pray.” The man stepped back, and I prayed in his place. Is my action correct, or is it not?
Answer:
Your action is correct. If you had prayed and then, after the prayer, advised him and explained it to him, that would have been better. Pray, because his prayer is valid. Even if he is in a state of letting his garment hang below the ankles, he sins for that, but he is rewarded for his prayer; his prayer is valid. So if you had delayed informing him and advising him until after the prayer, would that be stronger? That is more likely to be accepted.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I prayed in a mosque, and a man who lets his garment hang below the ankles came forward to lead the prayer. I asked him to step back, and I said to him, “I can pray.” The man stepped back, and I prayed in his place. Is my action correct, or is it not?
Answer:
Your action is correct. If you had prayed and then, after the prayer, advised him and explained it to him, that would have been better. Pray, because his prayer is valid. Even if he is in a state of letting his garment hang below the ankles, he sins for that, but he is rewarded for his prayer; his prayer is valid. So if you had delayed informing him and advising him until after the prayer, would that be stronger? That is more likely to be accepted.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [21] — alfawzan.live (1:13:11)
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