Is it permissible to pray behind an imam who writes un-Islamic amulets and breaks sorcery?
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Question:
This questioner says: He is the imam of a mosque, but he writes un-Islamic amulets and breaks sorcery by means other than the Islamic method. Is it permissible to follow him in prayer?
Answer:
This is not a Muslim; the one who practices sorcery is not a Muslim. Learning sorcery, teaching it, and practicing it is disbelief, as Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:102] in [Al-Baqarah 2:102]. Learning sorcery, teaching it, practicing it, and believing in it is all kufr (disbelief) against Allah the Mighty and Majestic. His prayer and worship are not valid until he repents to Allah the Mighty and Majestic. It is not permissible to appoint him as the imam of the mosque, and prayer behind him is not valid, because his own prayer is not valid, so the prayer of anyone behind him is not valid.
This questioner says: He is the imam of a mosque, but he writes un-Islamic amulets and breaks sorcery by means other than the Islamic method. Is it permissible to follow him in prayer?
Answer:
This is not a Muslim; the one who practices sorcery is not a Muslim. Learning sorcery, teaching it, and practicing it is disbelief, as Allah the Exalted said:
but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to
وَلَٰكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَىthe two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not teach anyone unless they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieve
الْمَلَكَيْنِ بِبَابِلَ هَارُوتَ وَمَارُوتَ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلَا تَكْفُرْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز الصلاة خلف إمام يكتب التمائم غير الشرعية، ويحل السحر؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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