If most of the people behind the imam are young, is it permissible for the imam to lengthen the recitation?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: If most of the people behind the imam are young, is it permissible for the imam to lengthen the recitation?
The Shaykh:
If he is.
The questioner:
Most of the people behind the imam are young.
The Shaykh:
He looks to the weak, not to the young; he looks to the elderly and the sick, and he shortens the prayer for their sake, and he does not look to the strong.
The questioner:
And there is something here.
The Shaykh:
(peace and blessings be upon him), and follow the weakest among them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: If most of the people behind the imam are young, is it permissible for the imam to lengthen the recitation?
The Shaykh:
If he is.
The questioner:
Most of the people behind the imam are young.
The Shaykh:
He looks to the weak, not to the young; he looks to the elderly and the sick, and he shortens the prayer for their sake, and he does not look to the strong.
The questioner:
And there is something here.
The Shaykh:
(peace and blessings be upon him), and follow the weakest among them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [508 -582] إذا كان خلف الإمام غالبيتهم من الشباب، هل يجوز للإمام أن يُطوِّل في القراءة؟ — youtube.com
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