The Ruling on Praying Behind an Imam Who Practices Sorcery

Question:
We return to presenting the questions and move on to the brothers in Riyadh if they have anything. Yes. Yes. In the name of Allah. Shaykh, the sound is not clear on your end; they did not clarify it, or did you just accept it? Yes. Bring the car. The sound is not clear in any case. Two thousand and fifty. Repeat it once more. Behind Aymad, so you can write: "Your sorcery by writing letters and tables."

Answer:
The question is clear: What is the validity of the prayer behind an imam who practices sorcery, writing letters and magical tables? The prayer of this man is not valid; he himself has no valid prayer, because he is a sorcerer, and a sorcerer is a disbeliever. Therefore, his prayer is not valid until he repents to Allah the Exalted with a sincere repentance. How can the prayer behind him be valid? The prayer behind him is not valid, and his own prayer is not valid in itself, even if he prays alone; it is invalid until he repents to Allah the Exalted.