What is the ruling on praying behind an imam who believes that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) knows the unseen?
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The questioner : A mosque imam claims that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) knows the unseen. Is it permissible to pray behind him?
The Shaykh : The explicit Qur'anic texts state that the Messenger (peace be upon him) does not know the unseen, as in the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-A'raf 7:188]. The hadiths also confirm this meaning, such as the hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a young slave girl who was singing and saying, "We have a prophet who knows what is in tomorrow." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This means it is permissible speech. If he reaches that point and then persists in his misguidance, then it is not permissible to pray behind him. Yes.
The Shaykh : The explicit Qur'anic texts state that the Messenger (peace be upon him) does not know the unseen, as in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And if I knew the unseen, I could have acquired much wealth, and no harm would have touched me.
ولو كنت أعلم الغيب لاستكثرت من الخير وما مسني السوءLeave this alone. No one knows the unseen except Allah. Say what you used to say.
دعي هذا لا يعلم الغيب إلا الله وقولي مثلما كنت تقولين
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