What is the ruling on praying behind a Sufi imam who mocks young people and their beards, visits graves before exams, and calls for celebrating the Mawlid with fabricated hadiths, in addition to being dishonest, given the distance of the nearest mosque and the unavailability of transportation?
Several fatwas have previously been issued regarding the ruling on praying behind an innovator (whose innovation is a disbelief or not). We advise the youth to exercise wisdom in their da'wah (invitation to Islam) and guidance, and to avoid haste or recklessness to prevent greater harm.
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