I missed the mosque congregation and found a group whose imam shaves his beard or does not read well; should I join them?
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The questioner:
Now, the second question: If you enter a mosque, O Shaykh, and you have missed the mosque congregation, and there is a new group, but their imam, O Shaykh, either shaves his beard, lets his garment hang below the ankles, or does not read well, should I join him, O Shaykh, or should I pray on my own?
The Shaykh:
Join them, yes.
The questioner:
Join him, even if he does not want to read, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He is a Muslim.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah reward you with good and reward you, O Shaykh. Peace be upon you. These three questions were posed to His Eminence Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah ibn Baz on the morning of Thursday, mid-Muharram, 1418 AH.
Now, the second question: If you enter a mosque, O Shaykh, and you have missed the mosque congregation, and there is a new group, but their imam, O Shaykh, either shaves his beard, lets his garment hang below the ankles, or does not read well, should I join him, O Shaykh, or should I pray on my own?
The Shaykh:
Join them, yes.
The questioner:
Join him, even if he does not want to read, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He is a Muslim.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah reward you with good and reward you, O Shaykh. Peace be upon you. These three questions were posed to His Eminence Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah ibn Baz on the morning of Thursday, mid-Muharram, 1418 AH.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، [270 /400] فاتتني جماعة المسجد ووجدت جماعة إمامهم حالق اللحية أو لا يجيد القراءة هل أدخل معهم؟ — youtube.com
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