Is the prayer valid behind one who lets his garment hang below the ankles?
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Question:
(peace and blessings be upon him). Yes. He says: If the prayer has ended, and I joined another congregation and prayed with them, and it became clear to me that the imam was letting his garment hang below the ankles, what should I do?
Answer:
You do nothing; your prayer is valid, if Allah wills. And he is a Muslim. The fact that he lets his garment hang below the ankles could mean he is ignorant and does not know, or it could mean he is doing it deliberately, in which case it is a major sin among the major sins. His prayer is valid, and the prayer of those behind him is valid, because he is a Muslim.
(peace and blessings be upon him). Yes. He says: If the prayer has ended, and I joined another congregation and prayed with them, and it became clear to me that the imam was letting his garment hang below the ankles, what should I do?
Answer:
You do nothing; your prayer is valid, if Allah wills. And he is a Muslim. The fact that he lets his garment hang below the ankles could mean he is ignorant and does not know, or it could mean he is doing it deliberately, in which case it is a major sin among the major sins. His prayer is valid, and the prayer of those behind him is valid, because he is a Muslim.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [29] هل تصح الصلاة خلف المسبل لثوبه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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