Is the prayer valid behind a Sufi imam?
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Question:
A questioner asks: Is the prayer valid behind a Sufi imam?
Answer:
If his Sufism involves any shirk (associating partners with Allah) or bid'ah (religious innovation), then one does not pray behind him. If he is an innovator or if he has shirk, one does not pray behind him, whether he is a Sufi or anyone else. Yes.
A questioner asks: Is the prayer valid behind a Sufi imam?
Answer:
If his Sufism involves any shirk (associating partners with Allah) or bid'ah (religious innovation), then one does not pray behind him. If he is an innovator or if he has shirk, one does not pray behind him, whether he is a Sufi or anyone else. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تصح الصلاة خلف صوفي؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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