Is the prayer valid behind one who lets his arms hang down?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In his country, most of the imams of the mosques let their arms hang down during the prayer. When we advise them and tell them that the Sunnah is to fold the arms, they do not respond to us. Is there any issue with praying behind them?
Answer:
No, the prayer behind them is valid, provided they do not have any religious innovations (bid'ah) or acts of associating partners with Allah (shirk). They have merely left a Sunnah. The prayer behind them is valid, and you have fulfilled the obligatory duty. May Allah reward you. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In his country, most of the imams of the mosques let their arms hang down during the prayer. When we advise them and tell them that the Sunnah is to fold the arms, they do not respond to us. Is there any issue with praying behind them?
Answer:
No, the prayer behind them is valid, provided they do not have any religious innovations (bid'ah) or acts of associating partners with Allah (shirk). They have merely left a Sunnah. The prayer behind them is valid, and you have fulfilled the obligatory duty. May Allah reward you. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [224 -582] هل تصح الصلاة خلف من يسدل يديه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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