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Imaam who is involved in shirk

· 4 Muharram 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Can you pray behind an Imam or someone who leads you in Prayer who is involved in Fetish or great Shirk like fortune telling or claiming to know the unseen?

Answer

If the Imaam practises clear shirk, then he comes out of the fold of Islam. His namaaz is not valid.

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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