The Imamate of a Boy Born of a Marriage with a Mahram

Question

A man married a woman who is a mahram to him, and a boy was born to him from her. If that boy, after reaching maturity and becoming a scholar, leads the prayer as imam, is the prayer of others behind him permissible without karaha (disapproval) or not?

Answer

If he is qualified for the imamate, then the prayer behind him is valid without karaha.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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