Is it permissible for a Shafi’ee Muqtadee to perform the Fardh Salaah of Esha behind a Hanafi Imam of Taraweeh.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
According to the Shafi’ee Mazhab, in principle it is permissible for a Muftaridh to make Iqtidaa of a Mutanaffil. Therefore, it is permissible for a Shafi’ee Muqtadee to perform the Fardh Salaah of Esha behind a Hanafi Imam of Taraweeh Salaah.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Moulana Ismail Desai,
Student Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
Concurred by,
Sheikh Taha Karaan
Principle, Darul Uloom al-Arabiyyah
Strand, Cape Town, South Africa
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