Praying Behind One Who Recites al-Burdah
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The questioner:
I ask Allah to do you good, Honorable Shaykh. This caller says: If a person used to recite al-Burdah, and he was rebuked for it, so he stopped reciting it without declaring his repentance, should one pray behind him?
The Shaykh:
One does not pray behind him, because one does not know whether he abandoned it or not. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It contains shirk (associating partners with Allah); it contains kufr (disbelief). O kufr (disbelief) against Allah the Exalted and Majestic! It says, “O most noble of creation, to whom shall I take refuge besides You?” This means he forgot Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, on the Day of Resurrection. It says, “To whom shall I take refuge besides You when the great event occurs?” This means on the Day of Resurrection, he has no refuge except the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He forgot Allah the Exalted and Majestic. This is kufr (disbelief).
The questioner:
I ask Allah to do you good, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner.
The Shaykh:
“From Your generosity, the world and its sister, and from Your knowledge, the knowledge of the Preserved Tablet and the Pen.” This is ghuluw (exaggeration), and I seek refuge in Allah. Yes.
I ask Allah to do you good, Honorable Shaykh. This caller says: If a person used to recite al-Burdah, and he was rebuked for it, so he stopped reciting it without declaring his repentance, should one pray behind him?
The Shaykh:
One does not pray behind him, because one does not know whether he abandoned it or not. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It contains shirk (associating partners with Allah); it contains kufr (disbelief). O kufr (disbelief) against Allah the Exalted and Majestic! It says, “O most noble of creation, to whom shall I take refuge besides You?” This means he forgot Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, on the Day of Resurrection. It says, “To whom shall I take refuge besides You when the great event occurs?” This means on the Day of Resurrection, he has no refuge except the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He forgot Allah the Exalted and Majestic. This is kufr (disbelief).
The questioner:
I ask Allah to do you good, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner.
The Shaykh:
“From Your generosity, the world and its sister, and from Your knowledge, the knowledge of the Preserved Tablet and the Pen.” This is ghuluw (exaggeration), and I seek refuge in Allah. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الحجر على المدين وبيع ماله في قضاء دينه — islamhouse.com (1:03:12)
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