The Ruling on a Distinguishing Child Leading the Prayer
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Question:
Abu 'Abdullah from al-Bahah says: What is the ruling on a child leading the prayer, with elderly people behind him?
Answer:
Yes, if the child is the best among them at reciting the Book of Allah, he is given priority, provided he is a distinguishing child who has reached the age of discernment, is the best of those present in reciting the Qur'an, and has the most knowledge of the Qur'an. There is a hadith of 'Umar, or 'Umar ibn al-Salamah, that he was the most memorized of his people regarding the Qur'an, so they gave him priority. This was during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) approved them for doing so. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes
Abu 'Abdullah from al-Bahah says: What is the ruling on a child leading the prayer, with elderly people behind him?
Answer:
Yes, if the child is the best among them at reciting the Book of Allah, he is given priority, provided he is a distinguishing child who has reached the age of discernment, is the best of those present in reciting the Qur'an, and has the most knowledge of the Qur'an. There is a hadith of 'Umar, or 'Umar ibn al-Salamah, that he was the most memorized of his people regarding the Qur'an, so they gave him priority. This was during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) approved them for doing so. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/131 — archive.org (27:35)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.