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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to follow the one who leads the prayer in what he says?

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The questioner : Now, is it permissible to follow the one who leads the prayer in what he says?

The Shaykh : Following the one who leads the prayer in what he says is based on the hadith you referred to.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : The one in which there is an unknown narrator and a man about whom there is criticism, so my soul is not at ease with recommending following the one who leads the prayer.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Nor with saying, "May Allah establish it and make it lasting."

The questioner : May Allah reward you.
Source alathar.net

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