What is the ruling on praying behind a non-Arab imam?

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We inform you that we are in one of the workplaces located in Shadqam, one of the areas of Aramco. We have several mosques, one of which is a Friday mosque. Most of those who pray in congregation there are Pakistanis due to the scarcity of Saudis. However, the Pakistanis limit themselves to supplication after the prayer and do not recite the tasbih, yet they say the taslim with the imam immediately. Is it permissible for us Saudis to pray with them, especially since most of the imams are from them, particularly the imam of the Friday mosque, and no Saudi or any Arab imam is found to perform the prayer, especially the Friday prayer? We ask you to inform us. May Allah reward you with the best reward.
Answer:
It is not a condition for the imam to be Saudi. The important thing is that the imam has sound belief, is a monotheist, and possesses a good creed. If the imam has a good creed, whether he is Saudi or not, whether he is Arab or non-Arab, but he speaks Arabic, if he has a good creed, he is made the imam and followed. If you pray with a group and their imam leads them in prayer, and you do not know his state, pray with them and do not leave the prayer. Pray with them the Friday prayer and the congregation; because the Muslims are one entity, and it is obligatory that these rituals be established and that those who establish them be supported. If it becomes apparent to you afterwards that he is not suitable to be an imam, you should strive to replace him with someone else of good creed, and you should consult with the notables of the mosque and the notables of the congregation until someone is found who is better than him and superior to him in creed and knowledge.
As for seeking only a Saudi, no, it is not a condition that he be Saudi. Rather, whoever possesses the conditions of imamate, from any nationality among the Muslims, he becomes an imam and is prayed behind.
As for what you mentioned regarding that they do not recite dhikr but supplicate after the taslim, this is contrary to the Sunnah. The Sunnah after the taslim is to say: (I seek forgiveness from Allah) three times, "O Allah, You are Peace and from You comes peace. Blessed are You, O Owner of Majesty and Honor." The imam, the one praying alone, and the follower say this after the obligatory prayer. Then the imam turns to the followers after saying this while facing the qiblah. After this, he turns to the followers and faces them, as that came in the hadith of 'Aishah in Muslim, and the meaning of that came in the hadith of Thawban that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Muslim narrated it in the Sahih. And 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Muslim also narrated it. Then afterwards, he occupied himself with the remembrance of Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: , and if he supplicates after that, there is no harm between him and himself. And it is better that he say after this: (Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, and Allah is the Greatest) thirty-three times. This is how it came in the Sunnah. And he concludes the hundred with his saying: "There is no god but Allah alone, having no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is over all things competent." All of this is authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), from his saying and his direction (peace and blessings be upon him). And it also came from him (peace and blessings be upon him) the legislated practice of saying: (Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest) twenty-five times. So the dhikr after the prayer has types: one is that he says: (Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest) twenty-five times, the total being a hundred. And one is that he says: (Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, and Allah is the Greatest) thirty-three times only, and does not increase beyond that, making it ninety-nine, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught the poor Muhajireen.
And one is that he says: (Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah) sixty-six times, (and Allah is the Greatest) thirty-four times, the total being a hundred. And one is that he says: (Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, and Allah is the Greatest) thirty-three times, making it ninety-nine, and he completes the hundred by saying: (There is no god but Allah alone, having no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is over all things competent). All of this came in the authentic hadiths.
So the believer should practice that, and should adhere to that. And if he does this sometimes and that sometimes, all of it is good. As for his saying the taslim with the imam, the better is the opposite. The Sunnah is that it be after the imam. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith: So the Sunnah is that the imam says the taslim first, then the follower follows him. If the imam says the taslim, the follower says the taslim after the two taslims. The imam says the two taslims first, then the follower follows him and says the taslim. And if he says the taslim after the first, saying the first after the first and the second after the second, there is no harm. But the better is that he stand and not say the taslim until the imam finishes the two taslims. When the imam finishes the two taslims, the follower says the taslim. This is the better, and this is in accordance with the apparent meaning of the Sunnah.