If the imam of the mosque is a Sufi, is it permissible to leave the prayer in this mosque and boycott the mosque?
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The questioner : When, I mean, is one able to boycott a mosque, to stay away from the mosque?
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Some of the imams?
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Like the Sufis?
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Amen, O Lord of the worlds.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to boycott the mosque.
The questioner : Fine, and if the imam, for example, calls to, for example, a religious innovation?
The Shaykh : The mosque is not to be boycotted; if you do not like one mosque, you will like another.
The questioner : And if it is far from me?
The Shaykh : If it is far from you, pray in the nearby one, for the prayer is for Allah.
The questioner : No matter who the imam is?
The Shaykh : No matter who he is, as long as he is within the circle of Islam.
The questioner: Allah is the Greatest!
The Shaykh : Has the saying of the Messenger (peace be upon him) regarding the imams reached you:Riyad as-Salihin 1838.
The questioner : And if he calls to the poles (aqtub) and to judging by the poles?
The Shaykh : I am telling you: understand what I am saying: as long as you still rule that he is a Muslim, listen to the hadith narrated by al-Bukhari in his Sahih, which I mentioned just now:.
The questioner : The circle of Islam is not something I can rule on, because it is obvious!
The Shaykh : This is what I am telling you; therefore, do not declare a Muslim to be a disbeliever.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Some of the imams?
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Like the Sufis?
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Amen, O Lord of the worlds.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to boycott the mosque.
The questioner : Fine, and if the imam, for example, calls to, for example, a religious innovation?
The Shaykh : The mosque is not to be boycotted; if you do not like one mosque, you will like another.
The questioner : And if it is far from me?
The Shaykh : If it is far from you, pray in the nearby one, for the prayer is for Allah.
The questioner : No matter who the imam is?
The Shaykh : No matter who he is, as long as he is within the circle of Islam.
The questioner: Allah is the Greatest!
The Shaykh : Has the saying of the Messenger (peace be upon him) regarding the imams reached you:
Your leaders will lead you in Salat (prayer). If they conduct it properly, you and they will be rewarded; but if they make mistakes you will earn the reward and they will be held responsible (for the mistakes).
يصلون بكم فإن أصابوا فلكم ولهم ، وإن أخطؤوا فلكم وعليهمThe questioner : And if he calls to the poles (aqtub) and to judging by the poles?
The Shaykh : I am telling you: understand what I am saying: as long as you still rule that he is a Muslim, listen to the hadith narrated by al-Bukhari in his Sahih, which I mentioned just now:
They pray with you. If they are correct, it is for you and for them. If they make a mistake, it is for you and upon them.
يصلون بكم فإن أصابوا فلكم ولهم ، وإن أخطأوا فلكم وعليهمThe questioner : The circle of Islam is not something I can rule on, because it is obvious!
The Shaykh : This is what I am telling you; therefore, do not declare a Muslim to be a disbeliever.
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