The ruling on covering the head for the imam in prayer
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Question:
This questioner asks about the head covering for the imam in prayer: is it a recommended practice (sunnah) or not? Because there are those who insist on covering the head for the imam of the mosque,
Answer:
it is better for him to pray wearing his clothes and a head covering; that is more complete and better. If he prays with his head uncovered, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
This questioner asks about the head covering for the imam in prayer: is it a recommended practice (sunnah) or not? Because there are those who insist on covering the head for the imam of the mosque,
Answer:
it is better for him to pray wearing his clothes and a head covering; that is more complete and better. If he prays with his head uncovered, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/227 — archive.org (9:00)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.