Following the Imam from Behind the Screen Without Seeing the Rows
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Question:
Also, the questioner asks, saying: Sometimes I pray in the screen because the mosque is next to us, so I pray and follow the imam of the mosque. Is the prayer valid?
Answer:
No, it is not valid. If she does not see the imam, and the people praying behind the imam are not visible, and the rows are not connected, then she should not pray with the imam; she should pray on her own. Yes.
Also, the questioner asks, saying: Sometimes I pray in the screen because the mosque is next to us, so I pray and follow the imam of the mosque. Is the prayer valid?
Answer:
No, it is not valid. If she does not see the imam, and the people praying behind the imam are not visible, and the rows are not connected, then she should not pray with the imam; she should pray on her own. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 04 / فتاوى على الهواء - 22 01 1437هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (30:27)
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