Is it permissible to investigate the beliefs of mosque imams?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
He says: Is it permissible for a student of knowledge to investigate the beliefs of mosque imams, suspecting that one of them might hold beliefs of disbelief? And what is your advice to one who is in this state and has much doubt about it?
Answer:
This is not permissible; it is a bad opinion of Muslims. If something becomes apparent to you, act upon it. If nothing becomes apparent to you, the default for a Muslim is integrity and good. Praise be to Allah. If you find people praying, pray with them. If you find people praying, pray with them and leave aside defective suspicions. Have a good opinion of your brothers until it becomes clear to you what contradicts that. Yes.
He says: Is it permissible for a student of knowledge to investigate the beliefs of mosque imams, suspecting that one of them might hold beliefs of disbelief? And what is your advice to one who is in this state and has much doubt about it?
Answer:
This is not permissible; it is a bad opinion of Muslims. If something becomes apparent to you, act upon it. If nothing becomes apparent to you, the default for a Muslim is integrity and good. Praise be to Allah. If you find people praying, pray with them. If you find people praying, pray with them and leave aside defective suspicions. Have a good opinion of your brothers until it becomes clear to you what contradicts that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز التحري في عقائد أئمة المساجد؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.