The turban for the imam

Question

The appointed imam of a certain mosque, though he has a turban, leads the five daily prayers or the Jumu‘a in a cap, even though most people in the congregation wear turbans, and the congregation insists that the imam lead the prayer wearing a turban. But the imam puts them off, saying: “The prayer is valid in a cap too; there is no harm in it.” In such a situation, does karaha arise in the prayer of the imam and the followers, or will everyone’s prayer be correct without karaha?

Answer

Leading the prayer wearing a turban is better (afdal); without a turban, in just a cap, it is also permissible without karaha. [ar]الْمُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ الرَّجُلُ فِي ثَلَاثَةِ أَثْوَابٍ: قَمِيصٍ وَإِزَارٍ وَعِمَامَةٍ، أَمَّا لَوْ صَلَّى فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ مُتَوَشِّحًا بِهِ جَمِيعَ بَدَنِهِ كَإِزَارِ الْمَيِّتِ تَجُوزُ صَلَاتُهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ كَرَاهَةٍ، وَتَفْسِيرُهُ مَا…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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