A Shaykh Who Frequently Forgets in Prayer: Do We Have the Right to Remove Him from Leading the Mosque?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: We have an imam who frequently forgets in the prayers; there is no day or two days that pass without him forgetting in his prayer, whereupon he remembers and performs the prostration for forgetfulness. His question is: Do we have the right to remove him from leading the mosque and appoint someone else in his place? Is there any basis for this in the Shari'ah?
Answer:
By Allah, this is a matter you should refer to the competent authority, the Department of Mosques. I do not say anything about it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: We have an imam who frequently forgets in the prayers; there is no day or two days that pass without him forgetting in his prayer, whereupon he remembers and performs the prostration for forgetfulness. His question is: Do we have the right to remove him from leading the mosque and appoint someone else in his place? Is there any basis for this in the Shari'ah?
Answer:
By Allah, this is a matter you should refer to the competent authority, the Department of Mosques. I do not say anything about it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3946- 4717] إمام كثير السهو في الصلاة فهل يحق لنا أن نبعده عن إمامة المسجد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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