The ruling on praying behind one who does not master the recitation of the Qur'an
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Question:
Ali from Mahayil Asir, with us on the line, please go ahead, Ali. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. The question, Shaykh, is: Is it permissible to pray behind an imam if he does not recite the Qur'an in the correct manner? Regarding the imam, Honorable Shaykh, who leads the tarawih prayers, is it [permissible] if he does not recite the verses correctly?
Answer:
No imam is appointed unless he is proficient in the recitation of the Qur'an. No imam is appointed unless he is proficient in reading the Qur'an. And praise be to Allah, today the memorization of the Qur'an, the teaching of the Qur'an, and the tajwid (rules of Qur'anic recitation) of the Qur'an have spread, praise be to Allah. Praise be to Allah.
Ali from Mahayil Asir, with us on the line, please go ahead, Ali. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. The question, Shaykh, is: Is it permissible to pray behind an imam if he does not recite the Qur'an in the correct manner? Regarding the imam, Honorable Shaykh, who leads the tarawih prayers, is it [permissible] if he does not recite the verses correctly?
Answer:
No imam is appointed unless he is proficient in the recitation of the Qur'an. No imam is appointed unless he is proficient in reading the Qur'an. And praise be to Allah, today the memorization of the Qur'an, the teaching of the Qur'an, and the tajwid (rules of Qur'anic recitation) of the Qur'an have spread, praise be to Allah. Praise be to Allah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4318] حكم الصلاة خلف من لا يُجيد قراءة القرآن - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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