The prayer behind an imam who shaves his beard
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The questioner:
Shaykh, I am in my home, and he is looking after it.
The Shaykh:
And it was... a minute, a minute, right? The one in his home is looking after it, he shaves his beard, and you pray behind him. Pray behind him, and wipe it off, and say, "O so-and-so, may Allah reward you with good, for shaving the beard is not permissible." And if a good imam is available to pray behind, that is better. He says, "There is nothing wrong with him except for this defect." Pray behind him, and there is no harm, if Allah wills. Peace.
Shaykh, I am in my home, and he is looking after it.
The Shaykh:
And it was... a minute, a minute, right? The one in his home is looking after it, he shaves his beard, and you pray behind him. Pray behind him, and wipe it off, and say, "O so-and-so, may Allah reward you with good, for shaving the beard is not permissible." And if a good imam is available to pray behind, that is better. He says, "There is nothing wrong with him except for this defect." Pray behind him, and there is no harm, if Allah wills. Peace.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، بداية من باب قضاء رمضان متتابعا ومتفرقا وتأخيره إلى شعبان — islamhouse.com (6:36)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.