Prayer Behind an Innovator
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We know that one prays behind an open sinner, but he is not appointed as a regular imam. He asks: Does one pray behind an innovator?
Answer:
If his religious innovation (bid'ah) amounts to disbelief (kufr), one does not pray behind him. But if his religious innovation does not reach the level of disbelief, he is like an open sinner. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We know that one prays behind an open sinner, but he is not appointed as a regular imam. He asks: Does one pray behind an innovator?
Answer:
If his religious innovation (bid'ah) amounts to disbelief (kufr), one does not pray behind him. But if his religious innovation does not reach the level of disbelief, he is like an open sinner. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [37] — alfawzan.live (1:21:13)
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