Friday 25 September 2015

A child leading the elder in prayer


A child leading the elder in prayer

Question:

What is the ruling of the child leading the one who is mature/of age in prayer?


Answer:

It is correct, that the leading of the child for the one who is mature/of age is correct in the obligatory prayer as well as the optional, and it is a narration which has come from (Imaam) Ahmad – many of the companions (of the madhab) chose this (opinion).


Shaykh `Abdur-Rahmaan as-Sa`dee

Al-Majmoo'ah al-kaamilah li-muallafaat Ash-Shaikh 'Abdir-Rahmaan As-Sa'dee vol 7 page 120

Translated by Aboo Haatim Muhammad Farooq

Source: http://www.fatwaislam.com/fis/index.cfm?scn=fd&ID=665


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