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Summary
A question about following an imam through television, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that it is not valid, because following an imam requires the imam and follower to be in one place, though it is valid if he is in the same mosque. 1
The question
The questioner asked about following an imam through television. 1
The answer
The Department answered that one of the conditions for validly following an imam is that the imam and the follower be in one place. 1 It said that the prayer of someone following an imam whose prayer is broadcast on television from a distant place is therefore not valid, but it is valid if he is with the imam in the same mosque. 1
About this record
Jordan's General Iftaa Department published this fatwa on aliftaa.jo as no. 4263, dated 17 February 2026. 1 The museum records this text as a historical document attributed to the body or scholar that issued it; it issues no ruling of its own.
Connections
People and things also explored
Holding a second congregation in a mosque· Objecting to the imam combining prayers because of rain· Catching the imam in the last unit of the sunset prayer· Imamat al-salat (leading the prayer, the lesser imamate)
Sources
- Jordan's General Iftaa Department (aliftaa.jo) , fatwa 4263
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islam.museum contributors. “Following an imam through television”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/fatwa-aliftaa-jo-following-an-imam-through-television/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.