The ruling on praying behind an imam who makes mistakes in reciting the Qur'an
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Question:
If the imam of the mosque, as the questioner says, makes mistakes in reciting the Noble Qur'an, and sometimes makes errors in some verses, what is your guidance?
Answer:
If he makes an error in al-Fatihah that changes the meaning, then the prayer behind him is not valid for someone who is better at reciting. But if the error does not change the meaning, for example if he says "Alhamdulillah, to Allah, Lord of the worlds" or "Lord of the worlds," this is an error that does not change the meaning, so it does not invalidate the prayer behind him. However, he should point out the error to him so that he corrects it. When choosing an imam, one should choose the one with the best recitation, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
If the imam of the mosque, as the questioner says, makes mistakes in reciting the Noble Qur'an, and sometimes makes errors in some verses, what is your guidance?
Answer:
If he makes an error in al-Fatihah that changes the meaning, then the prayer behind him is not valid for someone who is better at reciting. But if the error does not change the meaning, for example if he says "Alhamdulillah, to Allah, Lord of the worlds" or "Lord of the worlds," this is an error that does not change the meaning, so it does not invalidate the prayer behind him. However, he should point out the error to him so that he corrects it. When choosing an imam, one should choose the one with the best recitation, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The one who leads the people in prayer is the one who is best at reciting the Book of Allah
يؤم الناس أقرؤهم لكتاب اللهThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/243 — archive.org (4:09)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.