Social media platforms were filled with prayers for Saudi imam Maher Al-Muaqily who fell ill while leading the Friday prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah.
Sheikh Maher Al-Muaqily had been replaced mid-prayer when he faltered during the Qur’an recitation of the Surah Fatiha.
This has prompted Sheikh Abdel Rahman Al-Sudais, who was praying behind him, to step in to complete the prayers.
The Religious Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, headed by Sheikh Sudais, issued a statement to reassure Muslims of Al-Muaiqly’s health, saying his condition is now stable and that the fatigue had forced him to step aside.
Al-Muaqily is the imam and preacher of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, known in Arabic as Al-Masjid Al-Haram
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