Mahmood ibn Salaamah at-Taajir al-Harraanee said:

((al-Haafiz ‘Abdul-Ghanee was coming to visit me in Asfahaan, and he would only sleep a little at night, instead (choosing to) pray, read and weep))

Siyar A’laam an-Nubalaa. – Volume 21, Page 453

Ref: Fatwa-Online

 

The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research and Verdicts said:

"But the least that is obligatory upon every Muslim to know is: belief in Allaah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers and the Final Day, and also belief in the pre-decree, the good of it and the bad of it, and likewise its sweetness and bitterness. And that he understands that in general."

Ref: The Correct 'Aqeedah

 

 

Praying Behind a Mubtadi’ or a Faasiq

Shaykh Khaalid ar-Raddaadee

Reference: Questions and answers from the explanation of Al Qawaa’id Al ‘Arba’ah. February 2004

Category: Methodology

The general rule in this (affair) is that ‘whosoever fulfils the pre-requisites and conditions that make it correct for a person to be an imaam (a leader of the Salaah), then likewise the Salaah of those who pray behind him is also correct. So this Imaam, if he were to fall into an innovation or a sin that does not amount up to Kufr (disbelief), then surely, prayer behind him is considered to be correct and permissible. However, if the innovation amounts to Kufr, then indeed prayer behind him is not permissible, such as prayer behind the Raafidhaah, the extremist Soofees, the Baatiniyyah, the Barailwiyyah, and the likes of them, because they have beliefs that contain Shirk (ascribing partners to Allaah) and Kufr (disbelief).

As for the person who practices some open sins such as shaving off the beard and allowing the garments to drop beneath the ankles and so on and so forth, then prayer behind him is correct and permissible. As a matter of fact, some of the Sahaabah (the Companions of the prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم) prayed behind some of the people of innovation or the people of tyranny and oppression. ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar and others besides him prayed behind Al Hajjaaj ibn Yusuf Al Thaqafee ‘The Tyrant’.

So it is not permissible for a person to leave off praying in the congregational prayer for excuses such as this. Rather it is a must that he gives great concern about the congregational prayer. So if he finds a Masjid that belongs to Ahlus Sunnah (the People of the Sunnah), those who express great concern for the Sunnah, and that it is easy for him to go there and pray with them, then this is best. However, if he does not find anything other than this Masjid (the Masjid belonging to other than Ahlus Sunnah), and the one who leads the prayer there is not from amongst the People of Innovations or sins that amount up to disbelief, then prayer behind him is considered to be permissible. However, with this he should strive and exert great efforts in advising and guiding them, and Allaah is the one who grants success.

Translator: Ismaa'eel bin Yusuf, Abul-Qayyim

Date Published: Saturday, 12 February 2005

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ألصلاة حلف الفاسق أو المبتدع

الشيخ خالد الردادي

ÇáãÑÌÚ: أسئلة و أجوبة من شرح القواعد الأربعة

ÇáÈÇÈ: المنهج

الضابط لهذا هو أن الصلاة تجوز من صحّتُ إمامتُهُ صحة الصلاة خلفه فإذا كان هذا الإمام ولو وقع في بدعة أو معصية غير مكفرة فإن الصلاة خلفه صحيحة وجائزة. و أما إذا كانت البدعة مكفرة فإذا الصلاة خلفه لا تجوز كالرافضة وغلاة الصوفية والباطنية والبرويلوية ونحو هؤلاء, الصلاة خلفهم لا تجوز لأن الاعتقادات شركية مكفرة. وأما من كان فيه شئ من الفسق ونحوه كحلق الحي وإسبال الثوب ونحوه فإن الصلاة خلف هؤلاء صحيحة وجائزة, و قد صلى بعض الصحابة خلف بعض أهل البدعة من أهل الجور أو بعض أهل الجور والظلم. صلىّ عبد الله بن عمر وغيره خلف الحجاج بن يوسف الثقفي الظالم. فلا يجوز للرجل أن يتخلف عن الجماعة بمثل هذه الاعتذارات. إنما عليه أن يحرص على الجماعة. فإن وجد مسجدا فيها أصحاب السنة وحريصون على السنة وكان يتيسر له الذهاب والصلاة معهم فهذا أفضل. وإن لم يجد إلا هذا المسجد ولم يكن من أصحاب البدع أو معاصي المكفرة فالصلاة خلفه جائزة ومع هذا يبذل النصح والإرشاد لهم. والله الموفق

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