What is the ruling on praying behind one who believes that the awliya (close friends of Allah) can bring benefit and harm?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A man prayed with us who believes what the common people believe about the awliya and the righteous regarding matters that belong exclusively to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). What is the ruling on praying behind this man? And do we have to repeat our prayer if we have already prayed behind him?
The Shaykh:
What is it that he believes? What is his belief?
The questioner:
What Allah willed.
The Shaykh:
If he believes that the awliya and the righteous can bring benefit and harm, that is major shirk (associating partners with Allah), and one does not pray behind him. His prayer is not valid, and one does not pray behind him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A man prayed with us who believes what the common people believe about the awliya and the righteous regarding matters that belong exclusively to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). What is the ruling on praying behind this man? And do we have to repeat our prayer if we have already prayed behind him?
The Shaykh:
What is it that he believes? What is his belief?
The questioner:
What Allah willed.
The Shaykh:
If he believes that the awliya and the righteous can bring benefit and harm, that is major shirk (associating partners with Allah), and one does not pray behind him. His prayer is not valid, and one does not pray behind him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 9- ما حكم الصلاة خلف من يعتقد في الأولياء النفع والضر؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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