The ruling on praying behind an Imam of ill creed By Sharif Shaykh Ahmad Saeed al Kadhmi & Mufti Faiz Ahmad Owaisi Translation; Muhammad Danyaal Is it permissible to pray behind an Imam who adheres to the methodologies of the Najdi sect or not? If not then what is the appropriate ruling pertaining to those individuals in Pakistan who pray behind such people, and the thousands of individuals who pray behind such Imams in the two holy sanctuaries year after year? Also if there is a belt of Masajid under the supervision of a council that instates Najdi and/or Deobandi Imams in their respective mosques, is it permissible to pray behind those Imams and what is the ruling regarding the establishment which instates these Imams? Answer: Prior to delving into a detailed answer(s) in respects to the two questions presented to us, it is necessary that we present the reader with a preliminary premise which if the reader pays proper attention to he will understand our answer with ease. In Sha’ Allah. According to all Muslims if the congregational prayer is absent of the conditions of iqtida1 between the Imam and the muqtadi then that prayer is rendered null and void. It is paramount that the relation specific to the imam and muqtadi be fulfilled. This relationship is not something apparent nor is it something that can be identified merely by looking at someone’s outer state; rather it is something internal which is both of a spiritual and creedal nature. This relationship between the imam and the muqtadi materialises and can be indentified by looking at whether both the imam and the muqtadi are in agreement on the tenants of their creed. Shirk opposes Tawhid, and disbelief and ignorance are in direct opposition to Islam, so if the muqtadi knows that something which he believes to be part of his creed the Imam considers to be Shirk. Admin 9
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