If a man recites al-Fatihah well but lets his garment hang below the ankles, is he to be preferred over one who does not recite it at all?
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Question:
May Allah grant you success. He says: If a man recites al-Fatihah well but lets his garment hang below the ankles, is he to be preferred over one who does not recite it at all?
Answer:
Yes. If no one else recites al-Fatihah well except this man, he is to be advised. If he is told to raise his garment or his robe, he is to be advised and this is to be explained to him, and he is to be appointed as imam. Yes. Or if he finds them praying and their imam is letting his garment hang below the ankles, he prays with them and does not leave the congregation. Yes.
May Allah grant you success. He says: If a man recites al-Fatihah well but lets his garment hang below the ankles, is he to be preferred over one who does not recite it at all?
Answer:
Yes. If no one else recites al-Fatihah well except this man, he is to be advised. If he is told to raise his garment or his robe, he is to be advised and this is to be explained to him, and he is to be appointed as imam. Yes. Or if he finds them praying and their imam is letting his garment hang below the ankles, he prays with them and does not leave the congregation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [706 -3022] إذا كان الرجل يحسن الفاتحة لكنه مسبلٌ لإزاره، فهل يقدم على من لا يحسنها مطلقا؟ — youtube.com
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