The ruling on a thirteen-year-old leading the prayer
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Question:
Our brother is asking about a boy of thirteen years leading the prayer, and whether it is permissible for him to deliver the Friday sermon? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is no harm in a boy leading the prayer if he is good, good in his recitation. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 980Sahih (Darussalam) This includes the boy, and it includes others. It is established in the authentic hadith of 'Amr ibn Salama that he said: "My father came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: He heard the Prophet say: He said: So they put me forward when I was seven years old, because I was the one among them who knew the most Qur'an."
This is among the evidence that if a boy reads the Qur'an and is proficient in the Qur'an, he is put forward due to the generality of his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying:Sunan Ibn Majah 980Sahih (Darussalam) If he understands the prayer, yes, seven years old and above.
The presenter: Seven years old and above.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The presenter: If he stumbles a little, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: He is corrected if he makes a mistake, like anyone else, as long as he understands the prayer and comprehends it, praise be to Allah, yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Our brother is asking about a boy of thirteen years leading the prayer, and whether it is permissible for him to deliver the Friday sermon? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is no harm in a boy leading the prayer if he is good, good in his recitation. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The people should be lead by the one who is most well-Versed in recitation of the Book of Allah
يؤم القوم أقرؤهم لكتاب اللهWhen the prayer is established, let the one among you who knows the most Qur'an lead you.
إذا حضرت الصلاة؛ فليؤمكم أكثركم قرآنًاThis is among the evidence that if a boy reads the Qur'an and is proficient in the Qur'an, he is put forward due to the generality of his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying:
The people should be lead by the one who is most well-Versed in recitation of the Book of Allah
يؤم القوم أقرؤهم لكتاب اللهThe presenter: Seven years old and above.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The presenter: If he stumbles a little, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: He is corrected if he makes a mistake, like anyone else, as long as he understands the prayer and comprehends it, praise be to Allah, yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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