A mosque imam who does not pray the Fajr prayer until a quarter of an hour before the sun rises, so that the people can pray the Duha prayer!
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A mosque imam does not pray the Fajr prayer until a quarter of an hour or a third of an hour before the sun rises. What is the ruling on his prayer? Knowing that he justifies his action by saying it is so that the people can pray the Duha prayer.
Answer:
This is not permissible for him to be an imam. If he is in the Kingdom, he must be reported to the Department of Mosques to have him removed and an imam appointed who prays with the people alongside the Muslims and does not separate from the Muslims' prayer. This is an anomaly, so he must be removed, and one should take the initiative to remove him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A mosque imam does not pray the Fajr prayer until a quarter of an hour or a third of an hour before the sun rises. What is the ruling on his prayer? Knowing that he justifies his action by saying it is so that the people can pray the Duha prayer.
Answer:
This is not permissible for him to be an imam. If he is in the Kingdom, he must be reported to the Department of Mosques to have him removed and an imam appointed who prays with the people alongside the Muslims and does not separate from the Muslims' prayer. This is an anomaly, so he must be removed, and one should take the initiative to remove him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [401 -521] إمام مسجد لا يصلي صلاة الفجر إلا قبل طلوع الشمس بربع ساعة لكي يصلي الناس صلاة الضحى! — youtube.com
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