We said: If one’s prayer is valid for himself, his leading of others is valid. Is this a general rule?
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The Shaykh : Fahd?
The questioner : May Allah preserve you. The statement of the jurists: “If one’s prayer is valid for himself, it is permissible for him to lead others.” Is this a general rule?
The Shaykh : No, no, they did not say it that way, but this is the correct view, except for those who cannot be an imam, such as a woman; she cannot be an imam for a man. The jurists do not say it this way, but this is the correct view.
And a weak hadith has come that indicates this:Bulugh al-Maram 2:334, but the hadith is weak. The original principle is this.
The questioner : What is the authenticity of the narration that contains “yu‘rif”?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Instead of “yu‘raf,” it is “yu‘rif.”
The Shaykh : It comes to us after we have not arrived.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you. The statement of the jurists: “If one’s prayer is valid for himself, it is permissible for him to lead others.” Is this a general rule?
The Shaykh : No, no, they did not say it that way, but this is the correct view, except for those who cannot be an imam, such as a woman; she cannot be an imam for a man. The jurists do not say it this way, but this is the correct view.
And a weak hadith has come that indicates this:
"Pray (funeral prayers) over him who said (believed): 'Nothing deserves to be worshiped except Allah'; and pray behind him who says: 'Nothing deserves to be worshiped except Allah'."
صلوا على من قال لا إله إلا الله وصلوا خلف من قال لا إله إلا اللهThe questioner : What is the authenticity of the narration that contains “yu‘rif”?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Instead of “yu‘raf,” it is “yu‘rif.”
The Shaykh : It comes to us after we have not arrived.