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Appointing a dishonest person as an imaam for Taraweeh Salaah

· 23 Shawwal 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

This Ramadhaan, Alhamdulillah we have had many Hufaadh leading us in Taraweeh Salaah all over the world. Some with great Qiraat and beautiful recitations.

However in a masjid that we were praying at, a Hafidh was leading us in taraweeh salaah. The said Hafidh is a businessman, but a known exploiter of his employees and also has dishonesty in his dealings. Is our Salaah behind him counted or should we reperform our Salaah.

What advice can we give to trustees of the Masjid regarding this?

Answer

The namaaz is valid. Such a person should not be appointed as an imaam.

They should understand what are steps to be taken in appointing a person as an imaam.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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