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Question ID: 44243Country: CN

Title: Leading the prayer

Question: If a person is Hafiz-e-Quran but trims his beard and another one is not Hafiz-e-Quran but has the beard. Who amongst these deserves to lead the prayer?

Answer ID: 44243Posted on: Aug 31, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 376/295/B=1434) The person who has Islamic appearance and keeps full beard he should be asked to lead salah and he should be made Imam.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,

Darul Uloom Deoband, India

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Title: Leading the prayer

Question: If a person is Hafiz-e-Quran but trims his beard and another one is not Hafiz-e-Quran but has the beard. Who amongst these deserves to lead the prayer?

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