There are many Hanafis in our mosque, and they bow and rise without straightening up. Is it permissible to pray behind them?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. There are many Hanafis in our mosque, and they bow and rise without straightening up, and some of the sons of this country do the same. Is the prayer valid? Because sometimes they lead us in prayer when the imam is absent.

Answer:
No, this does not suit this country. One does not follow a madhhab other than the one followed in the country. A Hanafi prays behind a Hanbali, but if we were in the land of the Hanafis, yes, we would pray behind them. But when they come to our country, we do not let one who does not bring the pillars of prayer lead us. We do not let one who does not bring the pillars of prayer lead us. But if you come and they are praying, the matter is that you pray alone and do not join them. Join them, but do not choose an imam or appoint an imam unless he adheres to the pillars. The matter is a matter of opinions, a matter of evidence, following evidence. We do not appoint as imam one who differs from us in the pillars of prayer. We do not appoint him as imam.
And when we want to pray, we choose one who brings the pillars, and we do not prefer one who neglects the pillars. And I do not think the Hanafi scholars say this, but this is from the overstepping of the common people, those who follow them blindly, and the extremists among them. Otherwise, their scholars and the meticulous ones among them, I do not think they say this. Yes.