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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to pray the midday prayer behind an imam whose condition is known to be that he makes errors in reciting Surat al-Fatihah?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, if I know that this man makes errors in reciting Surat al-Fatihah that change the meaning, but the prayer we are praying is a silent prayer, should I pray with him?

Answer:
No, as long as you know that he makes errors and does not recite Surat al-Fatihah correctly, do not pray with him, even if the prayer is silent. This is because the imam’s recitation suffices for the recitation of the ma'mum (those praying behind him). If he does not recite it correctly, it does not suffice, and you know that he does not recite it correctly. As for the one who does not know this, his prayer is valid. But as for the one who knows, he does not pray behind him, neither in a silent prayer nor a loud prayer. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [404 -2802] هل يجوز أن تصلى الظهر وراء إمام قد علم من حاله أنه يلحن في الفاتحة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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