Yasser Al-Dosari


Yasser Al-Dosari


Yasser ibn Rashed al-Dosari (Arabic: ياسر بن راشد الدوسري) born on 6 August 1980, is an imam, khatib, and qāriʾ from Saudi Arabia. He has been one of the imams of Masjid al-Haram since 12 October 2019. Previously, he was an imam of Taraweeh and Tahajjud at Masjid al-Haram from 2015 and also an imam at several mosques in Riyadh since 1995. Al-Dosari was a student of a group of 'ulama and sheikhs, including Abdulaziz Al Sheikh, Saleh Al-Fawzan, and Abdullah ibn Jibreen. He also learned qira'at with several shuyukh and qaris, including Bakri Al-Tarabisyi and Ibrahim Al-Akhdar. previously his contract had expired and he did not lead for about 5 and a half months. Now he has been reappointed as an Imam of Masjid al-Haram.

Career

Imam of Masjid Al-Haram

On 29 Sha'ban 1436 H (15 June 2015), King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued an order for Al-Dosari to become one of the Imams of Taraweeh and Tahajjud at Masjid Al-Haram during Ramadan. He carried out that order for five years. On 13 Safar 1441 H (12 October 2019), King Salman appointed Sheikh Yasser as a permanent imam at Masjid Al-Haram. Believed to be the youngest Imam appointed at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, he led his first prayer in Masjid Al-Haram during the Maghrib and Isha Prayers on Saturday, 13 October 2019.

Apart from being an imam, Al-Dosari is also an adviser to General Presidency of Haramain since 2020. He was appointed for that position after Abdul-Rahman Al-Sudais, Head of the General Presidency of Haramain, decided to reorganize the ranks of the advisory body of that government agency.

Khatib of Masjid Al-Haram

After about three years of becoming an imam of Masjid Al-Haram, Sheikh as-Sudais announced that Al-Dosari was appointed as a khatib of Masjid Al-Haram with King Salman's approval in December 2022.

End of first contract

After completion of his 4-year contract as Imam, Sheikh Yasser was excused from the post in October 2023. Many called for his return, with a survey receiving a 94% pushback against his exemption.

Second contract

Six months after the contract expiration, on Shaʻban 26, 1445 (03/07/2024), Sheikh Abdul Rahman As Sudais announced the re-appointment of Sheikh Yasser Al-Dosari as the Imam of Masjid al-Haram. Sheikh Al-Dosari led the Taraweeh prayers during Ramadan 1445 (2024).

References


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