What is the ruling on praying behind an oppressive imam?
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The questioner : If I were present with him, it would be permissible.
The Shaykh : It seems as if you were not present with him and described him as oppressive?
The questioner : I heard about him what I describe; I mean, I saw this thing, namely[Al-Isra 17:36].
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh : Did you describe him as oppressive?
The questioner : I told you, I heard that he was like this.
The Shaykh : Is this hearing something you have verified, or not?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So, you know, my brother, may Allah guide you.
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh : Have you not heard that Ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khattab used to pray behind al-Hajjaj?
The questioner : No, I did not hear it.
The Shaykh : So listen, and then go back. Just two words, and you must learn. And peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
The Shaykh : It seems as if you were not present with him and described him as oppressive?
The questioner : I heard about him what I describe; I mean, I saw this thing, namely
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.
وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُولَئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْئُولًاThe Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh : Did you describe him as oppressive?
The questioner : I told you, I heard that he was like this.
The Shaykh : Is this hearing something you have verified, or not?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So, you know, my brother, may Allah guide you.
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh : Have you not heard that Ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khattab used to pray behind al-Hajjaj?
The questioner : No, I did not hear it.
The Shaykh : So listen, and then go back. Just two words, and you must learn. And peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
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