The Mu'adhdhin Leading Prayer in the Absence of the Imam, and the One Who Commits Sins Leading Prayer
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The Honorable Shaykh, he says: A mosque mu'adhdhin who recites Surat al-Fatihah and some of the surahs well. If the imam is absent, does the mu'adhdhin step forward, or is someone else brought forward who recites better than him, but who shaves his beard and has not repented? And other sins.
Answer:
He does not step forward as long as he memorizes Surat al-Fatihah or some of the surahs, for that is sufficient, if Allah wills. And one whose sins are apparent is not brought forward, such as one who shaves his beard and has apparent sins, because he becomes a role model for others, and they become lax in their sins because of him.
May Allah reward you. The Honorable Shaykh, he says: A mosque mu'adhdhin who recites Surat al-Fatihah and some of the surahs well. If the imam is absent, does the mu'adhdhin step forward, or is someone else brought forward who recites better than him, but who shaves his beard and has not repented? And other sins.
Answer:
He does not step forward as long as he memorizes Surat al-Fatihah or some of the surahs, for that is sufficient, if Allah wills. And one whose sins are apparent is not brought forward, such as one who shaves his beard and has apparent sins, because he becomes a role model for others, and they become lax in their sins because of him.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في رغبة قائلها إلى من يقف عليها من أهل العلم والإيمان أن يتجرد إلى الله ويحكم عليها بما يوجبه الدليل والبرهان — islamhouse.com (1:08:53)
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