What is the ruling on praying in a mosque where the imam makes a supplication after the prayer?
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Question:
Our honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to pray in a mosque where the imam makes a supplication after the prayer?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible to pray. This supplication after the prayer, if he raises his voice or it is a collective supplication after the prayer, is a bid'ah (religious innovation). This is a bid'ah, but it does not prevent the validity of the prayer behind him. It does not prevent the validity of the prayer as long as he does not have shirk (associating partners with Allah) for Allah the Exalted, but only has some innovation that does not reach the level of shirk and kufr (disbelief). The prayer behind him is valid, but with advising him and explaining to him that this is not prescribed, and that supplication is to be done at other times.
Our honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to pray in a mosque where the imam makes a supplication after the prayer?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible to pray. This supplication after the prayer, if he raises his voice or it is a collective supplication after the prayer, is a bid'ah (religious innovation). This is a bid'ah, but it does not prevent the validity of the prayer behind him. It does not prevent the validity of the prayer as long as he does not have shirk (associating partners with Allah) for Allah the Exalted, but only has some innovation that does not reach the level of shirk and kufr (disbelief). The prayer behind him is valid, but with advising him and explaining to him that this is not prescribed, and that supplication is to be done at other times.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الصلاة في مسجد يقوم الإمام فيه بدعاء عقب الصلاة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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