The ruling on leading prayer for those who do not know his recitation
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The questioner : If an imam prays with students of knowledge and recites in a different recitation, but they do not have knowledge of the recitations?
The Shaykh : He is occupied with this, meaning he leads prayer for students of knowledge, but they do not have knowledge of the recitations?
The questioner : Knowledge of the Shari'ah.
The Shaykh : Yes, he does not contradict them; he teaches them before or after.
The questioner : Before, before, before, before.
The Shaykh : Before is better, because if he recites in a recitation they do not know, it confuses them in their prayer. They might respond to him, or if they revere him for his knowledge, doubt may arise in their hearts. So the best is for him to say to them, for example, before
The Shaykh : He is occupied with this, meaning he leads prayer for students of knowledge, but they do not have knowledge of the recitations?
The questioner : Knowledge of the Shari'ah.
The Shaykh : Yes, he does not contradict them; he teaches them before or after.
The questioner : Before, before, before, before.
The Shaykh : Before is better, because if he recites in a recitation they do not know, it confuses them in their prayer. They might respond to him, or if they revere him for his knowledge, doubt may arise in their hearts. So the best is for him to say to them, for example, before
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