Is it true that an unfilial son to his parents is not permitted to lead prayers (Imamate)?
There is no text that prohibits the imamate of a disobedient son, but he is considered a transgressor (fasiq). Scholars have differed regarding the ruling on the imamate of a transgressor; some have held that it is invalid, while others have held that it is valid but disliked. They all agreed that he should not be appointed.
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