The Condition of Freedom in Leading the Prayer and the Hadith of Appointing the Ethiopian Slave
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The questioner:
This is a collection of questions, and I will present whatever is feasible of them. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) made freedom a condition for leading the prayer, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
He says: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) made freedom a condition for leading the prayer.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Even if you appoint an Ethiopian slave over you, whose head is like a raisin."
The Shaykh:
Freedom is a condition for leading the prayer when choosing an imam. However, if a slave is appointed and he is one whose obedience is obligatory, that is the case when choosing.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This is a collection of questions, and I will present whatever is feasible of them. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) made freedom a condition for leading the prayer, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
He says: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) made freedom a condition for leading the prayer.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Even if you appoint an Ethiopian slave over you, whose head is like a raisin."
The Shaykh:
Freedom is a condition for leading the prayer when choosing an imam. However, if a slave is appointed and he is one whose obedience is obligatory, that is the case when choosing.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 16 من 17 / شرح العقيدة السفارينية / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (52:25)
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