The Ruling on Praying Behind an Innovator Imam
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Question:
Abu Ahmad, please join us. Peace be upon you. Peace. May I ask the Shaykh a question? Please go ahead. Honorable Shaykh, we prayed the 'Asr prayer yesterday in our neighborhood mosque. After the prayer, the imam stood up. The imam, the imam was trustworthy. I suspect that he was not in a state of wudu' and that he had to come before the prayer. The mu'adhdhin came forward and led us in prayer. Then he passed away and came back. Is our prayer valid? We prayed 'Asr twice. Is the first prayer valid and the second, or how is it?
Answer:
My brother, your first prayer is not valid because you prayed behind an imam who was not in a state of wudu', and the prayer of the ma'mum is invalidated by the invalidation of his imam's prayer. The second prayer is the valid one. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, thank you, Shaykh. May Allah be with you.
Abu Ahmad, please join us. Peace be upon you. Peace. May I ask the Shaykh a question? Please go ahead. Honorable Shaykh, we prayed the 'Asr prayer yesterday in our neighborhood mosque. After the prayer, the imam stood up. The imam, the imam was trustworthy. I suspect that he was not in a state of wudu' and that he had to come before the prayer. The mu'adhdhin came forward and led us in prayer. Then he passed away and came back. Is our prayer valid? We prayed 'Asr twice. Is the first prayer valid and the second, or how is it?
Answer:
My brother, your first prayer is not valid because you prayed behind an imam who was not in a state of wudu', and the prayer of the ma'mum is invalidated by the invalidation of his imam's prayer. The second prayer is the valid one. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, thank you, Shaykh. May Allah be with you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4212] حكم الصلاة خلف الإمام المحدث - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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