Is it permissible to pray behind a man who practices sorcery?

Question:
He asks: Is it permissible to pray behind a man who writes amulets, tables, and performs sorcery?

Answer:
No, it is not permissible to pray behind one who has sorcery, performs magic, and writes shirk-based invocations that include calling upon Shaytan and the jinn. Such a person is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), and it is not permissible to pray behind him. As for one who writes invocations from the Qur'an or from the transmitted supplications, this is a matter of scholarly disagreement, but one should pray behind him. It is better for his conscience if he abandons writing these invocations, because there is disagreement among scholars regarding them, even if they are from the Qur'an or from the lawful supplications. Many scholars do not permit writing them or hanging them on people. He should avoid this matter, but the prayer behind him is valid because the issue is one of disagreement. Yes.