Dear brothers & sisters, salamalaikum.
As a hanafi, when leading the Isha prayer, must the first two rakat's be read out aloud?
Having lead the jamat in our local prayer room, I read (silently) same as for Zhur & Asr, however after salam, a brother informed me that the first two rakat's MUST always be read out aloud, in which case I am worried about the validity of the prayer (for myself, but more importantly for everyone following). Please could someone help advice if the prayer was valid?
Many thanks in advance.
Salams
As a hanafi, when leading the Isha prayer, must the first two rakat's be read out aloud?
Having lead the jamat in our local prayer room, I read (silently) same as for Zhur & Asr, however after salam, a brother informed me that the first two rakat's MUST always be read out aloud, in which case I am worried about the validity of the prayer (for myself, but more importantly for everyone following). Please could someone help advice if the prayer was valid?
Many thanks in advance.
Salams