Question
The Imaam who is a Shaafi' does not recite Durood after Tashahhud in Taraaweeh Salaat. He ends the Salaat after Tashahhud. What is the status of the Salaat of the Hanafis behind him? Most of the muqtadis are Hanafis.
Answer
The principle of the Hanafi and Shaafi' Math-habs regarding the validity or invalidity of Salaat, is that the Math-hab of the Muqtadi will be the determinant. If according to the Math-hab of the Muqtadi, the Salaat is valid, then the Salaat of the Muqtadi is valid even if the Imaam's Salaat is not valid in terms of his (the Imaam's) Math-hab. In the case mentioned by you, the Salaat is valid according to the Hanafi Mathab, hence the Salaat of the Hanafis is valid. However, the Salaat of the Shaafis following this careless Shaafi' Imaam will not be valid because Durood in Qa'dah Akheerah (the Last Sitting) is among the Arkaan (Fundamentals) according to the Shaafi' Math-hab.
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- The Majlis Vol 20 No 12
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