What is the ruling on praying behind a man who has shaved his beard?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner asks: What is the ruling on praying behind a man who has shaved his beard, or shortened it, and what is the ruling on praying behind a man who lets his garment hang below the ankles?

Answer:
First, when appointing an imam, one must choose a righteous imam who possesses good qualities. One should not appoint a person for the imamate who is deficient in terms of religion, especially when there is someone better than him. The best person should be given priority in the appointment. In the appointment. However, if he was appointed while being upright and righteous, but then changes occurred to him, such as shaving the beard, letting the garment hang below the ankles, or having ideas that are not good, then it is obligatory to seek his removal by the authorities. It must be reported to those responsible for the mosques in order to replace him with someone else.
As for you, if you find people praying, if you find people praying, even if it is behind a man who has shaved his beard or behind a man who lets his garment hang below the ankles, and you find them praying, and there is no other congregation to go to except this one, then pray with them, even if it is behind the man who has shaved his beard and the man who lets his garment hang below the ankles. Do not abandon the congregational prayer, because the congregational prayer is obligatory.