The imam must meet the general legal qualifications for leading voluntary congregational prayer. In Hanafi law, an underage reciter’s beautiful recitation alone does not settle whether adults may validly follow him.
Different reports appear in the juristic discussion, but an established Hanafi position does not validate an adult following a minor imam. Recitation skill and legal eligibility are distinct.
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Qiyam Ramadan: Tarawih, Qur’an Recitation, and Witr Congregation
The imam must meet the general legal qualifications for leading voluntary congregational prayer. In Hanafi law, an underage reciter’s beautiful recitation alone does not settle whether adults may validly follow him.
Different reports appear in the juristic discussion, but an established Hanafi position does not validate an adult following a minor imam. Recitation skill and legal eligibility are distinct.