Is it obligatory to obey the head of the Islamic center if he is from the people of innovation?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a questioner from outside this country who says: If the head of the Islamic center in our country is from the people of innovation, is it obligatory for us to obey him in that and to gather in this center?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to gather with the people of innovation, and he is not fit to be the head of a center. It is not fitting for him to be the head of a center leading people to religious innovations and misguidance. It is not fitting. It is obligatory for the Muslims who make up this center to replace him with someone else. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a questioner from outside this country who says: If the head of the Islamic center in our country is from the people of innovation, is it obligatory for us to obey him in that and to gather in this center?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to gather with the people of innovation, and he is not fit to be the head of a center. It is not fitting for him to be the head of a center leading people to religious innovations and misguidance. It is not fitting. It is obligatory for the Muslims who make up this center to replace him with someone else. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1081- هل يجب طاعة رئيس المركز الإسلامي إذا كان من أهل البدع؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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