Leadership in Prayer (الإمامة): Qualifications and Priority Order

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• Who is the first in priority to lead the prayer as an Imam if multiple candidates are present?
• An immature child who has not reached puberty can legally lead adult men in obligatory (Fard) prayers.
• Why is the leadership of an open sinner (Fasiq) classified as legally disliked (Makruh)?
• If candidates are equal in Fiqh knowledge and recitation, the next in priority is the eldest person who spent the longest duration of life as a Muslim.
• Which of the following is NOT one of the six absolute prerequisites for the validity of an Imam leading adult men?
• The leadership of a blind person (Al-A'ma) is always strictly prohibited, even if he is the most knowledgeable and pious person in the congregation.
• What does the term Al-Wara' mean in the priority order of Imamah?
• If a woman leads adult men in prayer, her leadership is legally valid but disliked tanzihan.