Is it permissible to pray behind an imam who is an innovator and persists in religious innovation and sin?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Regarding praying behind an imam who is an innovator and persists in religious innovation and sin, is it permissible to pray behind him?
The Shaykh : Do you have someone better than him?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you have someone better than him?
The questioner : Yes, but there is no one nearby.
The Shaykh : Do you have someone better than him? Say yes or no?
The questioner : There is no one nearby.
The Shaykh : So there is no one, so you pray behind him as long as he remains a Muslim. Because today, if we were to say, as the Salaf used to say, "Do not mix with the innovator, do not deal with him, and do not pray behind him," the people would isolate themselves on top of a mountain.
The questioner : Regarding praying behind an imam who is an innovator and persists in religious innovation and sin, is it permissible to pray behind him?
The Shaykh : Do you have someone better than him?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you have someone better than him?
The questioner : Yes, but there is no one nearby.
The Shaykh : Do you have someone better than him? Say yes or no?
The questioner : There is no one nearby.
The Shaykh : So there is no one, so you pray behind him as long as he remains a Muslim. Because today, if we were to say, as the Salaf used to say, "Do not mix with the innovator, do not deal with him, and do not pray behind him," the people would isolate themselves on top of a mountain.
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