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Performing Salaah behind a Shia

· 18 Safar 1437 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If someone believes that the Imam of the Musjid is a Shia, then is it permissible for that person to read Salaah behind this imaam?

Answer

Shias and Muslims are poles apart. They revile the Sahaabah and believe that the Sahaabah had turned apostate. Similarly they attribute false allegations to the Azwaaj-e-Mutahharaat (The pure wives of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)) and regard the Qur'an to be distorted. Any person holding such beliefs will come out of the fold of Islam and it will not be permissible to perform Salaah behind him.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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