Comparing the Imamate: Between the One Who Stutters but Is Upright and the Open Sinner Who Speaks Clearly
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah love you, which is more deserving of leading the prayer: a man who stutters, even if he is upright in his religion, or a man who speaks clearly but is an open sinner?
The Shaykh:
I saw it.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
If the issue is reciting al-Fatihah, and there is someone among them who is better at it, then the one who recites al-Fatihah well and reads it clearly is given priority, even if he is not completely upright. If he has only minor faults, there is no harm. If he is proficient in recitation, he is more deserving than the one who is not proficient in recitation.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah love you, which is more deserving of leading the prayer: a man who stutters, even if he is upright in his religion, or a man who speaks clearly but is an open sinner?
The Shaykh:
I saw it.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
If the issue is reciting al-Fatihah, and there is someone among them who is better at it, then the one who recites al-Fatihah well and reads it clearly is given priority, even if he is not completely upright. If he has only minor faults, there is no harm. If he is proficient in recitation, he is more deserving than the one who is not proficient in recitation.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [21] — alfawzan.live (1:18:11)
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