Answered by: Maulana Belaal Ahmed
Question:
Assalamu alaikum
Is there any karaha (dislike) in the Imam of Eid Salah being a different person to the khateeb?
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
It is preferred that the khateeb (the person who performed the khutba) leads the prayer. However, if someone else leads the prayer then the prayer will also be valid inshallah.[1]
Only Allah knows best
Written by Maulana Belaal Ahmed
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
[1] Fataawa Mahmoodiya pg 215 vol 8