The ruling on praying behind an innovator imam who engages in sorcery and magic
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Question:
The questioner from Kenya says: Honorable Shaykh, if we pray behind an innovator imam who engages in magic and sorcery, is our prayer valid? And do we have to repeat the many prayers we have prayed behind this innovator imam?
Answer:
The prayer is not valid behind an imam who associates partners with Allah the Exalted or who practices sorcery, because sorcery is disbelief, disbelief in Allah the Exalted. So you must repeat the prayers you prayed behind him, unless they are a very large number. In that case, you must repent to Allah and stay away from this imam, and you are not required to repeat the many prayers that would be burdensome for you. However, if they are prayers that can be repeated, you repeat them because they are not valid.
The questioner from Kenya says: Honorable Shaykh, if we pray behind an innovator imam who engages in magic and sorcery, is our prayer valid? And do we have to repeat the many prayers we have prayed behind this innovator imam?
Answer:
The prayer is not valid behind an imam who associates partners with Allah the Exalted or who practices sorcery, because sorcery is disbelief, disbelief in Allah the Exalted. So you must repeat the prayers you prayed behind him, unless they are a very large number. In that case, you must repent to Allah and stay away from this imam, and you are not required to repeat the many prayers that would be burdensome for you. However, if they are prayers that can be repeated, you repeat them because they are not valid.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6571- حكم الصلاة خلف إمام مبتدع ويشتغل بأعمال السحر والشعوذة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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