Text copied Link copied

Al-Fatawa – home

﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

Scholar
Search mode

The regular imam praying while sitting and appointing a substitute

Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
If the regular imam does not pray except while sitting, is it better for him to lead the people in prayer or to appoint someone else?

Answer:
It is better for him to appoint a substitute, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed a substitute. It is better for him to appoint someone to lead the people in prayer. Yes.
Source صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (38:54)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

Flag this fatwa