How the Imam Sits When He Prays While Seated
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If the imam prays while seated, what is the manner of sitting? Is it by sitting in the tawabba' position or by sitting in the ordinary sitting position?
Answer:
He has the choice based on what is easier for him. If he wishes, he can sit like the sitting in the tashahhud, and if he wishes, he can sit in the tawabbi' position, according to what is easier for him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If the imam prays while seated, what is the manner of sitting? Is it by sitting in the tawabba' position or by sitting in the ordinary sitting position?
Answer:
He has the choice based on what is easier for him. If he wishes, he can sit like the sitting in the tashahhud, and if he wishes, he can sit in the tawabbi' position, according to what is easier for him. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في إمامة الصبي — islamhouse.com (1:13:34)
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