Is it permissible to pray behind a Shi'ite?
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, welcome.
The questioner : Is it permissible to follow a Shi'ite imam?
The Shaykh : If you know that he does not pledge allegiance to the Shi'ite party, does not say that the Qur'an is incomplete, and does not declare Lady A'ishah a disbeliever, then pray behind him; otherwise, do not.
The questioner : And if I do not know him, I do not know, because for example in Iraq, I pass by a mosque, a Shi'ite mosque, and I do not know his creed.
The Shaykh : If you do not know, the default is that the prayer is valid.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How are you, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I praise Allah.
The questioner : How are you, our professor?
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : May Allah give you health.
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner : Reassure us about yourselves, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Until you provide it and groom it; as it is now, it is groomed.
The questioner : I mean, it is groomed like this.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... I did it for the first time after that.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : ... We told one person.
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive what has passed, but you leave it until Allah blesses you in it, then groom it if it needs grooming. Did you understand me?
The questioner : I understood you.
The Shaykh : I said leave it, leave it until it grows. At that time, if you feel it needs grooming, groom it. But now, it is groomed.
The questioner : It is groomed, Shaykh, as you say. Today I did it, I do not know.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. May Allah forgive what has passed. I am telling you.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive what has passed.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : We are the children of the hour. Let's go.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, welcome.
The questioner : Is it permissible to follow a Shi'ite imam?
The Shaykh : If you know that he does not pledge allegiance to the Shi'ite party, does not say that the Qur'an is incomplete, and does not declare Lady A'ishah a disbeliever, then pray behind him; otherwise, do not.
The questioner : And if I do not know him, I do not know, because for example in Iraq, I pass by a mosque, a Shi'ite mosque, and I do not know his creed.
The Shaykh : If you do not know, the default is that the prayer is valid.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How are you, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I praise Allah.
The questioner : How are you, our professor?
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : May Allah give you health.
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner : Reassure us about yourselves, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Until you provide it and groom it; as it is now, it is groomed.
The questioner : I mean, it is groomed like this.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... I did it for the first time after that.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : ... We told one person.
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive what has passed, but you leave it until Allah blesses you in it, then groom it if it needs grooming. Did you understand me?
The questioner : I understood you.
The Shaykh : I said leave it, leave it until it grows. At that time, if you feel it needs grooming, groom it. But now, it is groomed.
The questioner : It is groomed, Shaykh, as you say. Today I did it, I do not know.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. May Allah forgive what has passed. I am telling you.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive what has passed.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : We are the children of the hour. Let's go.
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