❀ Question ❀
If an imam leads the prayer with tayammum due to a valid Sharʿi excuse, is the prayer valid? Also, if the imam recites loudly in a prayer meant to be recited silently—or vice versa—does this require sujūd al-sahw (prostration of forgetfulness)?✔ Leading Prayer with Tayammum
If the imam performs tayammum due to a valid Sharʿi reason and then leads the prayer, his prayer is valid, and therefore the prayer of the followers (muqtadis) is also valid.
This establishes that leading prayer with tayammum is permissible when a genuine excuse exists.✔ Sujūd al-Sahw for Mistakes in Recitation Mode
In loud-recitation prayers (jahriyyah, such as Fajr, Maghrib, ʿIshāʾ):◉ If the imam recites silently instead of loudly, or
◉ In silent-recitation prayers (sirriyyah, such as Ẓuhr, ʿAṣr), if he recites loudly instead of silently,
Then in both cases, sujūd al-sahw becomes necessary, as this is considered an error in the mode of performing an obligatory part of the prayer.❀ Reference
Fatāwā Ghaznawiyyah, p. 47❀ Summary ❀
◉ If an imam performs prayer with tayammum due to a valid reason, it is valid for him and the followers.◉ Reciting silently in a loud prayer or loudly in a silent prayer makes sujūd al-sahw obligatory.
◉ These rulings ensure the integrity and correctness of congregational prayer according to the Sunnah.
