The Ruling on Praying Behind Someone Other Than the One in Authority
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The questioner:
May the Shaykh be preserved. Only for a day. Praying behind him is more excellent for the one in authority to grant him the prayer behind him, if he does not grant him the work.
The Shaykh:
As for the one in authority, this is by consensus, as you heard; he is the one who upholds the Sunnah and performs the Sunnah. As for someone other than the one in authority, this is a matter where it was said that the prayer is not valid, citing the positions of the jurists. This is the position of the one who holds to this, as in the case of the visitor. The second opinion is that behind the cross, the prayer of anyone whose prayer is valid, his leading of the prayer is valid. It is known whether this or that.
The questioner:
If Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
May the Shaykh be preserved. Only for a day. Praying behind him is more excellent for the one in authority to grant him the prayer behind him, if he does not grant him the work.
The Shaykh:
As for the one in authority, this is by consensus, as you heard; he is the one who upholds the Sunnah and performs the Sunnah. As for someone other than the one in authority, this is a matter where it was said that the prayer is not valid, citing the positions of the jurists. This is the position of the one who holds to this, as in the case of the visitor. The second opinion is that behind the cross, the prayer of anyone whose prayer is valid, his leading of the prayer is valid. It is known whether this or that.
The questioner:
If Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
Source
شرح لمعة الاعتقاد لابن قدامة [11] — alfawzan.live (15:20)
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