Who leads the prayer if the mosque imam is absent
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Question:
In its final section, it asks: Who leads the prayer if the mosque imam is absent?
Answer:
The one who is the imam’s deputy leads, the one the imam has appointed as his substitute leads. If he has not appointed anyone, then the congregation chooses the best among them in recitation, the oldest in age, and the most proficient in reciting the Book of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you,
In its final section, it asks: Who leads the prayer if the mosque imam is absent?
Answer:
The one who is the imam’s deputy leads, the one the imam has appointed as his substitute leads. If he has not appointed anyone, then the congregation chooses the best among them in recitation, the oldest in age, and the most proficient in reciting the Book of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/172 — archive.org (14:35)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.