Praying Behind an Imam Who Wipes Over a Torn Sock
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If the imam of the mosque is a student of knowledge, and he holds that it is permissible to wipe over a torn sock, or one that is not thick, and he prays in them and wipes over them, should I pray behind him?
The Shaykh:
If the tear is large and he wipes over it, this is not permissible. Point this out to him. But if the tear is small, some scholars are lenient in this regard.
The questioner:
You.
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
The presenter:
Similar to what he knows. Yes. Similar to the book.
The Shaykh:
I don't want anything.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If the imam of the mosque is a student of knowledge, and he holds that it is permissible to wipe over a torn sock, or one that is not thick, and he prays in them and wipes over them, should I pray behind him?
The Shaykh:
If the tear is large and he wipes over it, this is not permissible. Point this out to him. But if the tear is small, some scholars are lenient in this regard.
The questioner:
You.
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
The presenter:
Similar to what he knows. Yes. Similar to the book.
The Shaykh:
I don't want anything.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما ما أفتى به الحسن وإبراهيم النخعي ومالك في إحدى الروايتين عنه — islamhouse.com (1:17:08)
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