The Imam Praying with the People While Sitting
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for the imam to pray with the people while sitting?
Answer:
If he falls ill and needs to sit, and he is a regular imam who becomes ill during the prayer or even before the prayer, he prays with them as long as he is the regular imam, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led his Companions in prayer while he was sitting and they were standing. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for the imam to pray with the people while sitting?
Answer:
If he falls ill and needs to sit, and he is a regular imam who becomes ill during the prayer or even before the prayer, he prays with them as long as he is the regular imam, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led his Companions in prayer while he was sitting and they were standing. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثاني عشر في علاج مرض القلب بالشيطان — islamhouse.com (1:16:26)
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