Qualifications of a Prayer Leader
Issue No. 1267- The imam of a congregational prayer should be mature [1], sane, just (‘ādil), of legitimate birth, a Twelver Shi‘a and his recitation should be correct. Furthermore, if the follower is a male, the imam also should be a male. There is no problem in a woman leading congregational prayer for women; every human being, whether Muslim or non-Muslim is of legitimate birth, unless proven otherwise.
