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Can someone who cannot recite the Qur’an lead the prayer for those who can?

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Someone who cannot recite enough Qur’an for their prayer to be valid cannot serve as an imam for those who can. This is because the status of the imam should not be lower than that of those following him. (Ibn al-Humam, Fath al-Qadir, 1/366-367; Ibn Qudamah, al-Mughni, 2/144)

Source: T.C. Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı, Din İşleri Yüksek Kurulu

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