Is it permissible to pray behind an imam who has religious innovations (bid'ah)?
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Question:
The questioner says: In our country, Senegal, most people follow the Tijaniyyah path, who have excess in religious innovations (bid'ah) and graves. He asks: If I know one of these people and he is the imam of a mosque, is it permissible for me to pray behind him?
Answer:
No, the one you know to be on the Tijaniyyah path, you do not pray behind him. Yes.
The questioner says: In our country, Senegal, most people follow the Tijaniyyah path, who have excess in religious innovations (bid'ah) and graves. He asks: If I know one of these people and he is the imam of a mosque, is it permissible for me to pray behind him?
Answer:
No, the one you know to be on the Tijaniyyah path, you do not pray behind him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز الصلاة خلف إمام عنده بدع؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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