Why do we pray behind an imam who holds that eating camel meat does not invalidate the ablution?
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The questioner : Why did we permit us to pray behind a man who holds that eating camel meat does not invalidate the ablution?
The Shaykh : Yes, because this does not affect the validity of the prayer. That is, we pray behind a person who ate camel meat and did not perform ablution because he holds that ablution is not obligatory. We say the difference between the two is that his opinion does not extend beyond his own prayer. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : So he becomes a follower in prayer, meaning.
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The Shaykh : Yes, you see, the ten [units of prayer] are the highest thing.
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The Shaykh : If he is unable to [keep up], he waits until he is reassured...
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The Shaykh : Here there is a kind of lagging behind the imam, but for an excuse, such as if it is difficult for him to stand up quickly, so he delays in standing up. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, because this does not affect the validity of the prayer. That is, we pray behind a person who ate camel meat and did not perform ablution because he holds that ablution is not obligatory. We say the difference between the two is that his opinion does not extend beyond his own prayer. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : So he becomes a follower in prayer, meaning.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, you see, the ten [units of prayer] are the highest thing.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : If he is unable to [keep up], he waits until he is reassured...
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Here there is a kind of lagging behind the imam, but for an excuse, such as if it is difficult for him to stand up quickly, so he delays in standing up. Yes.