The ruling on praying behind an imam who delays the Fajr prayer
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Question:
A questioner says: The imam of our mosque does not maintain the Fajr prayer in the mosque, and he often lags behind the imam. What is the ruling on praying behind him if it is established that he shortens the Fajr prayer until it exits its time?
Answer:
If he does this intentionally, intentionally causing the prayer to exit its time, then do not pray behind him. But if he does not do it intentionally, and rather sleep or laziness takes him, then he is not fit to remain as imam. Pray behind him, but strive to replace him and change him to an imam who is fit for the imamate and prays in its time. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
A questioner says: The imam of our mosque does not maintain the Fajr prayer in the mosque, and he often lags behind the imam. What is the ruling on praying behind him if it is established that he shortens the Fajr prayer until it exits its time?
Answer:
If he does this intentionally, intentionally causing the prayer to exit its time, then do not pray behind him. But if he does not do it intentionally, and rather sleep or laziness takes him, then he is not fit to remain as imam. Pray behind him, but strive to replace him and change him to an imam who is fit for the imamate and prays in its time. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، تتمة باب ما جاء في الفتن — islamhouse.com (1:03:34)
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