The Prayer Behind an Imam Who Lets His Garment Hang Below the Ankles and Shaves His Beard
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If I enter the mosque after the first congregation has finished and find another congregation, but their imam is a man who lets his garment hang below the ankles and shaves his beard, is it permissible for me to pray behind him, or should I pray alone, or wait for a third congregation?
Answer:
No, pray with them, with your Muslim brothers, praise be to Allah. This is a Muslim, and his prayer is valid, even if he is committing a sin; his prayer is valid. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If I enter the mosque after the first congregation has finished and find another congregation, but their imam is a man who lets his garment hang below the ankles and shaves his beard, is it permissible for me to pray behind him, or should I pray alone, or wait for a third congregation?
Answer:
No, pray with them, with your Muslim brothers, praise be to Allah. This is a Muslim, and his prayer is valid, even if he is committing a sin; his prayer is valid. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل هذا السماع الشيطاني المضاد للسماع الرحماني له في الشرع بضعة عشر اسمًا — islamhouse.com (1:08:48)
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