Question (150): If the imam recites Surah al-Fatihah and pronounces the word (وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ) as "وَلَا الظَّالِّينَ" instead, what is the Sharia ruling on this?
Answer (150): Such an imam's prayer, and the prayer of those following him, is not considered sahih. It is not ja'iz to pray behind an imam who makes this kind of error.
Allama Sheikh Nidal al-Hanafi
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