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A Blind Man Being Imām

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Darussalam · Volume 1

2. THE BOOK OFAṢ-ṢALĀT (THE PRAYER)

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الحديث: 595 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 162

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595. Anas bin Mālik narrated that the Prophet ﷺ left Ibn Umm Maktūm behind to lead the people in prayer, and he was a blind man.[1] (Ṣaḥīḥ)

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595 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ الْقَطَّانُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «اسْتَخْلَفَ ابْنَ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ يَؤُمُّ النَّاسَ وَهُوَ أَعْمَى»

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This proves that it is permissible for a blind man to lead the prayer, provided that all other necessary qualifications are met.