The Ruling on Praying Behind One Who Shaves His Beard and Lets His Garment Hang Below the Ankles
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Question:
A listener says, your brother in Allah, Kamil al-Din 'Abd al-Halim, asks and says: Is it permissible for me to pray behind a man who shaves his beard and mustache, whose garment is long, and who preserves the Noble Qur'an? Is it permissible to pray behind him, or not?
Answer:
One should not pray behind such a person. He should be removed from his position, unless there is a pressing need and it is not possible for the people to remove him. In that case, they should pray behind him; they should not pray alone, but pray with the congregation. However, if it is possible for those in charge to remove him and appoint in his place someone known for goodness, that is the obligatory course of action, because of what you mentioned about him, namely shaving the beard and letting the garment hang below the ankles.
The point is: It is obligatory for those in charge of the mosque to appoint one who is pleasing to Allah, one who is the most proficient in recitation, possesses the attributes of goodness, and displays the Islamic appearance by having a grown beard and not letting his clothes hang below the ankles.
The point is: They should seek for this mosque a righteous imam who is upright upon the Shari'ah of Allah, and remove this one. But if you and others are afflicted with an imam who shaves his beard or lets his garment hang below the ankles, and it is not possible to remove him, do not pray alone; pray with the congregation, and advise him with kind words and good guidance, so that perhaps Allah will guide him through your efforts. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah help us, O Shaykh! Should the advice be given privately or publicly?
The Shaykh: If he has made this matter public, then the advice should be public. If he is advised privately between him and the advisor, perhaps that will be beneficial. Good. If a group in the mosque advises him, saying: "O 'Abdullah! Fear Allah, raise your garments," it becomes an apparent evil. If they advise him openly, there is no harm. And if they see, or some of them advise him privately by visiting him at home, or if one person stands up to him in the place of the imam privately and advises him, all of this is good. They should do what is most beneficial. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah bless you, and may Allah reward you.
A listener says, your brother in Allah, Kamil al-Din 'Abd al-Halim, asks and says: Is it permissible for me to pray behind a man who shaves his beard and mustache, whose garment is long, and who preserves the Noble Qur'an? Is it permissible to pray behind him, or not?
Answer:
One should not pray behind such a person. He should be removed from his position, unless there is a pressing need and it is not possible for the people to remove him. In that case, they should pray behind him; they should not pray alone, but pray with the congregation. However, if it is possible for those in charge to remove him and appoint in his place someone known for goodness, that is the obligatory course of action, because of what you mentioned about him, namely shaving the beard and letting the garment hang below the ankles.
The point is: It is obligatory for those in charge of the mosque to appoint one who is pleasing to Allah, one who is the most proficient in recitation, possesses the attributes of goodness, and displays the Islamic appearance by having a grown beard and not letting his clothes hang below the ankles.
The point is: They should seek for this mosque a righteous imam who is upright upon the Shari'ah of Allah, and remove this one. But if you and others are afflicted with an imam who shaves his beard or lets his garment hang below the ankles, and it is not possible to remove him, do not pray alone; pray with the congregation, and advise him with kind words and good guidance, so that perhaps Allah will guide him through your efforts. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah help us, O Shaykh! Should the advice be given privately or publicly?
The Shaykh: If he has made this matter public, then the advice should be public. If he is advised privately between him and the advisor, perhaps that will be beneficial. Good. If a group in the mosque advises him, saying: "O 'Abdullah! Fear Allah, raise your garments," it becomes an apparent evil. If they advise him openly, there is no harm. And if they see, or some of them advise him privately by visiting him at home, or if one person stands up to him in the place of the imam privately and advises him, all of this is good. They should do what is most beneficial. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah bless you, and may Allah reward you.
Source
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