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What is the ruling on praying behind those who were freed by the rulers and are not among their original associates after the Fatih Revolution?

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If it is established that the Imam is a slave, there is no harm in that. Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) led her freed slave in prayer. Al- and Ibn Sirin permitted the imamate of a slave. Al-Ruhaibani al-Hanbali mentioned that the imamate of a slave or a partially freed slave is not disliked if either of them is a mosque imam or a householder. He cited as evidence that Ibn Masud, Hudhayfah, and Abu Dharr prayed behind Abu Said, the mawla of Abu Usayd, who was a slave. The imamate of a slave for other slaves and free people is not disliked according to the majority of scholars, though a free person is more preferable. As for Friday prayer, the imamate of a slave is not valid in it according to some scholars, such as the Hanbalis and Malikis. However, Abu Hanifah and Al-Shafii said that it is permissible for a slave to be an imam in it.

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