What is the ruling on leaving the Friday prayer on the grounds that the town has religious innovations (bid'ah)?
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Question:
I traveled to an Arab country for twenty days and did not pray the Friday prayer with them because I knew they had religious innovations (bid'ah). Is my action correct?
Answer:
If they have religious innovations (bid'ah) that amount to disbelief (kufr), do not pray with them. But if they are less than disbelief, pray with them and do not leave the Friday prayer. Pray with them as long as their religious innovations (bid'ah) are less than disbelief. Pray with them and do not leave the Friday prayer, because the Friday prayer is an obligatory duty (fard) that you do not leave. Yes.
I traveled to an Arab country for twenty days and did not pray the Friday prayer with them because I knew they had religious innovations (bid'ah). Is my action correct?
Answer:
If they have religious innovations (bid'ah) that amount to disbelief (kufr), do not pray with them. But if they are less than disbelief, pray with them and do not leave the Friday prayer. Pray with them as long as their religious innovations (bid'ah) are less than disbelief. Pray with them and do not leave the Friday prayer, because the Friday prayer is an obligatory duty (fard) that you do not leave. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم ترك صلاة الجمعة بحجة أن البلد بها بدع؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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