The Meaning of the Author's Statement: "And the one who has garments is more deserving of leading than the one who has the opposite"
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Question:
I say, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And the one who has a garment is more worthy of leading the prayer than the one who has only an izar."
Answer:
That is, clothing that is not a single garment. A single garment means only an izar (waist-wrapping); a single garment means the izar. As for the one who has clothing, meaning he has an izar and a rida' (cloak), that is what it means. So the one who has an izar and a rida' is better for the imam, or the imam only needs an izar. Yes.
I say, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And the one who has a garment is more worthy of leading the prayer than the one who has only an izar."
Answer:
That is, clothing that is not a single garment. A single garment means only an izar (waist-wrapping); a single garment means the izar. As for the one who has clothing, meaning he has an izar and a rida' (cloak), that is what it means. So the one who has an izar and a rida' is better for the imam, or the imam only needs an izar. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 021-كتاب الصلاة - 12 - صلاة الجماعة - 11-8-21 هـ — archive.org (1:14:45)
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