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Is it permissible to use a recorded Imam’s voice to lead the prayer in place of a real Imam?

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Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad

By Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad
Updated on May 23, 2025

Is it permissible to use a recorded Imam’s voice to lead the prayer in place of a real Imam?

Huzoor (rh): No, no, that’s not proper. One must say one’s prayer behind a living Imam while he is leading. But to say the prayer listening to tapes would be a very wrong innovation, and you must desist from it, please.

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