Is it permissible for a person who reads from the mushaf in all of his prayers to lead the people in prayer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. He says: A young man of fifteen years old prays with us, and he always reads from the mushaf.
Answer:
Two companions. Yes. The obligatory prayer. By Allah, by Allah. So he is not fit to be an imam; he is not fit to be an imam. He should appoint someone else. And if he appoints someone else, that person should recite whatever is easy for him of the short surahs. There is no need for him to carry the mushaf in the obligatory prayer. Even in the voluntary prayer, there is disagreement about whether one reads from the mushaf or not. How is it in the obligatory prayer? I mean, has his inability reached this extent? Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. He says: A young man of fifteen years old prays with us, and he always reads from the mushaf.
Answer:
Two companions. Yes. The obligatory prayer. By Allah, by Allah. So he is not fit to be an imam; he is not fit to be an imam. He should appoint someone else. And if he appoints someone else, that person should recite whatever is easy for him of the short surahs. There is no need for him to carry the mushaf in the obligatory prayer. Even in the voluntary prayer, there is disagreement about whether one reads from the mushaf or not. How is it in the obligatory prayer? I mean, has his inability reached this extent? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/806] هل يجوز أن يؤم الناس من يقرأ من المصحف في جميع صلاته؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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