The most memorized person steps forward to lead the prayer, though he considers himself deficient
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what about the person who is the most memorized of those present in the Book of Allah, but he knows from himself that he is deficient and a sinner,
The Shaykh:
That it...
The questioner:
that he is deficient and a sinner, is it permissible for him to step forward, when there is someone else who is more deserving than him in terms of righteousness?
The Shaykh:
No one is free from sin; no one is safe from sins. So if the conditions for leading the prayer are met in him, he steps forward, even if he has sins. We all have sins; we seek Allah’s forgiveness and repent to Him. If only one of the angels prayed, no one would have prayed with the people. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what about the person who is the most memorized of those present in the Book of Allah, but he knows from himself that he is deficient and a sinner,
The Shaykh:
That it...
The questioner:
that he is deficient and a sinner, is it permissible for him to step forward, when there is someone else who is more deserving than him in terms of righteousness?
The Shaykh:
No one is free from sin; no one is safe from sins. So if the conditions for leading the prayer are met in him, he steps forward, even if he has sins. We all have sins; we seek Allah’s forgiveness and repent to Him. If only one of the angels prayed, no one would have prayed with the people. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في إمامة الصبي — islamhouse.com (50:27)
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