What is the validity of this rule: “Whoever’s prayer is valid for himself, his leading of others in prayer is valid”?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The rule is that whoever’s prayer is valid for himself, his leading of others in prayer is valid. He says: Is it not argued that…
The Shaykh:
It is not established; this rule is not agreed upon by all scholars, nor is it a matter of consensus. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
For example, the prayer of an open sinner is valid for himself, but it is not valid for him to be an imam.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The rule is that whoever’s prayer is valid for himself, his leading of others in prayer is valid. He says: Is it not argued that…
The Shaykh:
It is not established; this rule is not agreed upon by all scholars, nor is it a matter of consensus. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
For example, the prayer of an open sinner is valid for himself, but it is not valid for him to be an imam.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [715 -3022] ما صحة هذه القاعدة: كل من صحت صلاته لنفسه صحت إمامته بغيره؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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