The ruling on the imam's speech if he innovates in order to appoint someone else
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Question:
Some people say: If the imam innovates, it is obligatory for him to remain facing the qiblah, and he should not say with his tongue: "Complete the prayer for yourselves," but rather he should only send a signal?
Answer: No, his prayer is invalid. It is permissible for him to speak.
Question: Whether he turned away or not?
Answer: Or if he turned away, he invalidated his prayer with his own action; because he feared that he might... he was compelled to turn away, he cuts off his prayer with his intention, and says: "Step forward, so-and-so," or he takes his hand and brings him forward.
Question: If he turned away and said: "Complete the prayer for yourselves"?
Answer: There is no harm in it.
Question: ..
Answer: And if he cuts off his prayer, if it is difficult for him; he cuts it off, and says to them: "One of you should step forward and lead you in prayer."
Question: ...
Answer: The best is that he appoints one person so that they do not share the leadership; he appoints one person to complete the prayer with him, he appoints one person, and says: "Pray with them."
Question:...
Answer: This is after he has innovated; he continues his prayer in any case. The one in which there is disagreement is the one who innovated: does he continue or restart? As for the one who, after innovating, appointed one of them before he spoke and before he innovated; this one completes his prayer.
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Answer: It is valid according to the correct opinion.
Some people say: If the imam innovates, it is obligatory for him to remain facing the qiblah, and he should not say with his tongue: "Complete the prayer for yourselves," but rather he should only send a signal?
Answer: No, his prayer is invalid. It is permissible for him to speak.
Question: Whether he turned away or not?
Answer: Or if he turned away, he invalidated his prayer with his own action; because he feared that he might... he was compelled to turn away, he cuts off his prayer with his intention, and says: "Step forward, so-and-so," or he takes his hand and brings him forward.
Question: If he turned away and said: "Complete the prayer for yourselves"?
Answer: There is no harm in it.
Question: ..
Answer: And if he cuts off his prayer, if it is difficult for him; he cuts it off, and says to them: "One of you should step forward and lead you in prayer."
Question: ...
Answer: The best is that he appoints one person so that they do not share the leadership; he appoints one person to complete the prayer with him, he appoints one person, and says: "Pray with them."
Question:...
Answer: This is after he has innovated; he continues his prayer in any case. The one in which there is disagreement is the one who innovated: does he continue or restart? As for the one who, after innovating, appointed one of them before he spoke and before he innovated; this one completes his prayer.
Question:..
Answer: It is valid according to the correct opinion.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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