Rule: If one’s prayer is valid on his own, it is valid for others
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is this rule correct, namely that if one’s prayer is valid on his own, his prayer for others is valid?
Answer:
Yes, they said this; al-Shawkani and others said it. But there is a consideration regarding this; it is not general in its entirety. It is not the case that everyone whose prayer is valid is valid as an imam. Imamate has conditions; it is not absolute. Yes, if his prayer is valid due to an excuse, and he is a regular imam, that is where the discussion lies. If he is not a regular imam, no. He does not lead people, and the conditions of imam are not present in him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is this rule correct, namely that if one’s prayer is valid on his own, his prayer for others is valid?
Answer:
Yes, they said this; al-Shawkani and others said it. But there is a consideration regarding this; it is not general in its entirety. It is not the case that everyone whose prayer is valid is valid as an imam. Imamate has conditions; it is not absolute. Yes, if his prayer is valid due to an excuse, and he is a regular imam, that is where the discussion lies. If he is not a regular imam, no. He does not lead people, and the conditions of imam are not present in him. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في إمامة الصبي — islamhouse.com (49:38)
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