Leaving the prayer with the mosque imam due to a disagreement
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Question:
He says: There is a disagreement between me and the mosque imam, and I do not pray with him in his mosque; instead, I go to another mosque, which is the closest one to our house. What is the ruling on this action?
Answer:
This is not permissible unless you observe a religious defect in the imam, such as a deficiency in his religion or his prayer. As for mere personal preference, you should not let it distance you from the mosque and the imam who is near you. You must pray with him and be tolerant regarding what occurred between you and him. This is a true worship of Allah the Exalted and Majestic, and it is not affected by the favoritism or the baseless grudges that exist among people.
The obligatory thing is that Muslims should be tolerant with one another, maintain communication, and show mercy to one another, just as Muslims are like one body,, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that a Muslim is to a Muslim Sahih al-Bukhari 2446 (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
He says: There is a disagreement between me and the mosque imam, and I do not pray with him in his mosque; instead, I go to another mosque, which is the closest one to our house. What is the ruling on this action?
Answer:
This is not permissible unless you observe a religious defect in the imam, such as a deficiency in his religion or his prayer. As for mere personal preference, you should not let it distance you from the mosque and the imam who is near you. You must pray with him and be tolerant regarding what occurred between you and him. This is a true worship of Allah the Exalted and Majestic, and it is not affected by the favoritism or the baseless grudges that exist among people.
The obligatory thing is that Muslims should be tolerant with one another, maintain communication, and show mercy to one another, just as Muslims are like one body,
The likeness of Muslims in their love, mercy, and compassion for one another is like that of one body; when one part of it complains, the rest of the body responds to it with sleeplessness and fever.
مثل المسلمين في توادهم وتراحمهم وتعاطفهم كمثل الجسد الواحد، إذا اشتكى منه عضو تداعى له سائر الجسد بالسهر والحمىlike a building whose different parts enforce each other." The Prophet (ﷺ) then clasped his hands with the fingers interlaced
كالبنيان يشد بعضه بعضا، وشبك بين أصابعهThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (162) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1439-04-23] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (10:45)
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