I am a man in a dispute with the imam of the mosque. Should I pray with him, or should I pray alone in the mosque?

Question:
He says: I am a man in a dispute with the imam of the mosque. Should I pray with him, or should I pray in the mosque? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
And it is obligatory for you to pray in the mosque, as long as this imam is upright in obedience to Allah, and there is nothing in him that undermines his creed, and this dispute between you two is a personal dispute, not from the side of religion, or that he has some shortcoming in matters that do not reach the level of invalidating his prayer. In that case, it is obligatory for you to pray with the congregation. However, if this imam commits matters of shirk (associating partners with Allah), or does deeds that undermine his creed, then it is not permissible to pray behind him. Yes.