Comparing the Imam: Between the One Who Stutters and the Open Sinner
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, which is more deserving of leading the prayer: a man who stutters, even if he is upright in his religion, or a man whose speech is clear but who is an open sinner?
Answer:
Another. Regarding the tongue in the recitation of Surat al-Fatihah, and there is one who is better than him, then the one who recites Surat al-Fatihah well and reads it without error is given priority, even if he is not completely upright, if he has only minor faults, there is no harm. The one who is skilled in recitation is more deserving than the one who is not skilled in recitation.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, which is more deserving of leading the prayer: a man who stutters, even if he is upright in his religion, or a man whose speech is clear but who is an open sinner?
Answer:
Another. Regarding the tongue in the recitation of Surat al-Fatihah, and there is one who is better than him, then the one who recites Surat al-Fatihah well and reads it without error is given priority, even if he is not completely upright, if he has only minor faults, there is no harm. The one who is skilled in recitation is more deserving than the one who is not skilled in recitation.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/34 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:18:05)
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