The ruling on a seated man leading a group who make mistakes in reciting Surat al-Fatihah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are people from the desert, all of whom make mistakes in reciting Surat al-Fatihah, and the best among them is a man who is seated and does not make mistakes, and his recitation is valid. What is the ruling on his leading them in the obligatory prayer and the tarawih prayer?
Answer:
A woman does not pray behind a seated man because he is a barrier to a pillar. It is a return to a pillar, but if the imam is originally a standing imam, an imam of the neighborhood, originally sound, and an impediment occurs to him, such as what happened to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), where an impediment occurred to him, then he prays with them sitting until their excuse is removed, and then he prays with them standing. As for a person known to be permanently seated, where it is not expected that his condition will be removed, it is not valid for him to be an imam, because he is unable to perform a pillar. One of them, the best of them according to ability, prays with them. Fear Allah as much as you are able, according to ability, or they request an imam for them, because, praise be to Allah, they are in the Kingdom, and they are able to consult the department of mosques, and the mosques will look into his case and appoint an imam for them.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are people from the desert, all of whom make mistakes in reciting Surat al-Fatihah, and the best among them is a man who is seated and does not make mistakes, and his recitation is valid. What is the ruling on his leading them in the obligatory prayer and the tarawih prayer?
Answer:
A woman does not pray behind a seated man because he is a barrier to a pillar. It is a return to a pillar, but if the imam is originally a standing imam, an imam of the neighborhood, originally sound, and an impediment occurs to him, such as what happened to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), where an impediment occurred to him, then he prays with them sitting until their excuse is removed, and then he prays with them standing. As for a person known to be permanently seated, where it is not expected that his condition will be removed, it is not valid for him to be an imam, because he is unable to perform a pillar. One of them, the best of them according to ability, prays with them. Fear Allah as much as you are able, according to ability, or they request an imam for them, because, praise be to Allah, they are in the Kingdom, and they are able to consult the department of mosques, and the mosques will look into his case and appoint an imam for them.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [22] — alfawzan.live (1:28:51)
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