The ruling on praying behind an imam who stutters and substitutes the letter ra with ghayn
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is the ruling on praying behind an imam who has a lisp, such that he makes the rā' a ghayn?
Answer:
Yes, it is not disliked to pray behind him if the person is like him. As for one who is free of this defect, he should not pray behind him, because he substitutes one letter with another. His prayer is valid for himself, and it is valid for one who is like him to pray behind him. As for one who is free of this defect, he should not pray behind him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is the ruling on praying behind an imam who has a lisp, such that he makes the rā' a ghayn?
Answer:
Yes, it is not disliked to pray behind him if the person is like him. As for one who is free of this defect, he should not pray behind him, because he substitutes one letter with another. His prayer is valid for himself, and it is valid for one who is like him to pray behind him. As for one who is free of this defect, he should not pray behind him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 29 — archive.org (22:23)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.