What is the ruling on one who asks an imam to recite a specific surah in a loud prayer?
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The questioner:
He says: What is the ruling on one who asks an imam to recite a specific surah in a loud prayer?
The Shaykh:
What is the intention behind this? I say, what is the intention behind this?
The questioner:
He did not mention it.
The Shaykh:
So this request. No one commands the imam or suggests to him; the imam is the one who chooses the surah he recites or the verses he recites, and no one has the right to suggest to him that he recite this or that, yes.
He says: What is the ruling on one who asks an imam to recite a specific surah in a loud prayer?
The Shaykh:
What is the intention behind this? I say, what is the intention behind this?
The questioner:
He did not mention it.
The Shaykh:
So this request. No one commands the imam or suggests to him; the imam is the one who chooses the surah he recites or the verses he recites, and no one has the right to suggest to him that he recite this or that, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم مَن طلب من إمام أن يقرأ سورة معينة في صلاة جهرية؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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