What is the ruling on praying behind ignorant Tijani imams who hold the false Tijani creed?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. What is the ruling on praying behind Tijani imams, knowing that most of them do not know that the Tijani beliefs are reprehensible?
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. First, clarify for me what the Tijani beliefs are so that I can inform you of the answer, or so that... What is the Tijani belief?
The questioner : Most of their beliefs are in their sheikhs.
The Shaykh : Clarify it for me.
The questioner : Some of them believe, O Shaykh, that al-Tijani appears in a gathering circle while they are sitting, that he comes at a specific time and attends this circle, and after...
The Shaykh : Who is he?
The questioner : al-Tijani, and after al-Tijani, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) attends his circle.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : This is part of their beliefs.
The Shaykh : But is this belief a true belief?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : I mean, is it a true belief? If you asked this man, "Do you believe now that al-Tijani, or that Muhammad the Messenger of Allah, is with you? Where are they?"
The questioner : When you ask them, they are at a loss and have no answer.
The Shaykh : So, O my brother, tell them this: it has reached them that these are illusions. I think if you clarify this to them, it will be easiest for them to return from this defective belief, which is based on imagination.
The questioner : And prayer
The Shaykh : If they are stubborn and say, "No, the Messenger comes to us, and al-Tijani comes to us," and they leave the Messenger or leave al-Tijani, then these are disbelievers. Do not pray behind them. Yes.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. First, clarify for me what the Tijani beliefs are so that I can inform you of the answer, or so that... What is the Tijani belief?
The questioner : Most of their beliefs are in their sheikhs.
The Shaykh : Clarify it for me.
The questioner : Some of them believe, O Shaykh, that al-Tijani appears in a gathering circle while they are sitting, that he comes at a specific time and attends this circle, and after...
The Shaykh : Who is he?
The questioner : al-Tijani, and after al-Tijani, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) attends his circle.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : This is part of their beliefs.
The Shaykh : But is this belief a true belief?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : I mean, is it a true belief? If you asked this man, "Do you believe now that al-Tijani, or that Muhammad the Messenger of Allah, is with you? Where are they?"
The questioner : When you ask them, they are at a loss and have no answer.
The Shaykh : So, O my brother, tell them this: it has reached them that these are illusions. I think if you clarify this to them, it will be easiest for them to return from this defective belief, which is based on imagination.
The questioner : And prayer
The Shaykh : If they are stubborn and say, "No, the Messenger comes to us, and al-Tijani comes to us," and they leave the Messenger or leave al-Tijani, then these are disbelievers. Do not pray behind them. Yes.