Fatwa ID:05084

Answered by: Maulana Shadman Ahmed

Question

An Imam makes a serious mistake in his Qiraat.  The mistake is of nature which breaks the Salaah:

‌أ.        What is the condition of his Salaah if no one corrects him from behind?

‌ب.       What is the state of his Salaah if someone does correct him?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

Regardless of if someone corrects him from behind or doesn’t correct him from behind if an imam makes a serious mistake where the meaning of the ayat changes then the prayer will be invalid (Fatawa Mahmudiyyah, vol. 7, pg. 118-121).

Only Allah knows best

Written by Maulana Shadman Ahmed

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

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