May A Person Who Does Not Know How To Read The Qur’an Perform Prayer As Imam For Those Who Can Read The Qur’an?
May a person who does not know how to read the Qur’an perform prayer as imam for those who can read the Qur’an
A person who cannot recite the Qur’an enough to establish a valid prayer cannot be the imam of those who can recite it. Because the condition of an imam should not be lower than that of the congregation who follows him (Ibn al-Humam, Fath, I, 376; Ibn Qudamah, al-Mughni, III, 11 ff.).
Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWAS
