If the imam is a learned and virtuous scholar, is it permissible for the ma'mum to look at him during the prayer to learn from him?
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The questioner : There is a detail here, O Shaykh...
The Shaykh : And he?
The questioner : ...if the imam is knowledgeable of the Sunnah... if the imam is ordinary or a Shaykh... but a person who is ignorant and does not know... the prayer...
The Shaykh : In this case, we might say there is nothing wrong with looking at the imam, on the condition that he does not say to the imam, "I am doing this like you."
The questioner : ...the movements of the prayer
The Shaykh : The important thing is that if he is ignorant and he pays attention to this, there is nothing wrong with it. ... leave it until after the prayer, after the prayer. Give Muhammad the intercession and the high rank, then after the prayer.
The Shaykh : And he?
The questioner : ...if the imam is knowledgeable of the Sunnah... if the imam is ordinary or a Shaykh... but a person who is ignorant and does not know... the prayer...
The Shaykh : In this case, we might say there is nothing wrong with looking at the imam, on the condition that he does not say to the imam, "I am doing this like you."
The questioner : ...the movements of the prayer
The Shaykh : The important thing is that if he is ignorant and he pays attention to this, there is nothing wrong with it. ... leave it until after the prayer, after the prayer. Give Muhammad the intercession and the high rank, then after the prayer.