The ruling on praying behind an imam who says that Allah is in every place with His essence
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: An imam of a mosque in our country, outside this country, an imam of a mosque in our country, says that Allah is in every place with His essence. We have explained to him that Allah is above the seventh heaven, above the Throne, but he denied this. His question is: Do we pray behind this man?
The Shaykh:
No, this is a disbeliever who holds the doctrine of indwelling (hulul). The one who says that Allah is in every place and is with us in every place is a disbeliever who holds the doctrine of indwelling. One does not pray behind him. He is not a Muslim, so one does not pray behind him. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If he is ignorant, he is taught. This is the result of not learning the creed and not paying attention to it; this is its outcome. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
So he is taught and it is explained to him. And if he is doing it deliberately, then he is not a Muslim. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: An imam of a mosque in our country, outside this country, an imam of a mosque in our country, says that Allah is in every place with His essence. We have explained to him that Allah is above the seventh heaven, above the Throne, but he denied this. His question is: Do we pray behind this man?
The Shaykh:
No, this is a disbeliever who holds the doctrine of indwelling (hulul). The one who says that Allah is in every place and is with us in every place is a disbeliever who holds the doctrine of indwelling. One does not pray behind him. He is not a Muslim, so one does not pray behind him. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If he is ignorant, he is taught. This is the result of not learning the creed and not paying attention to it; this is its outcome. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
So he is taught and it is explained to him. And if he is doing it deliberately, then he is not a Muslim. Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ 1438هـ ]، الإيمان بأنه قريب مجيب — islamhouse.com (44:58)
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