A contrary view is transmitted from Imam Malik, treating the mismatch between voluntary and obligatory prayer as legally significant.
The Hanafi explanation permits a voluntary follower behind an obligatory imam because the follower does not impose a stronger obligation on a weaker act of the imam.
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Whom May One Follow in Prayer? Qualifications and Validity of Imamate
A contrary view is transmitted from Imam Malik, treating the mismatch between voluntary and obligatory prayer as legally significant.
The Hanafi explanation permits a voluntary follower behind an obligatory imam because the follower does not impose a stronger obligation on a weaker act of the imam.