Praying behind an imam who prays sitting on a chair
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I entered the mosque and the people were praying the Fajr prayer in the second rak'ah, so I joined them. Then I noticed that the imam was unable to prostrate on the ground, but was sitting on a chair. His question is:
Answer:
Who appointed him as the imam of this? This is not permissible for him. It is not permissible to pray behind someone who is unable to perform one of the pillars of the prayer. He must be pointed out to this, and he should not lead them in prayer while sitting on a chair, and his prayer is invalid.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I entered the mosque and the people were praying the Fajr prayer in the second rak'ah, so I joined them. Then I noticed that the imam was unable to prostrate on the ground, but was sitting on a chair. His question is:
Answer:
Who appointed him as the imam of this? This is not permissible for him. It is not permissible to pray behind someone who is unable to perform one of the pillars of the prayer. He must be pointed out to this, and he should not lead them in prayer while sitting on a chair, and his prayer is invalid.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب العتق — islamhouse.com (1:05:33)
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