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What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who advocates for partisanship and uses the verse "And when a community among them said: 'Why do you preach to a people whom Allah will destroy or punish with a severe torment?'" to justify his stance on the ruling party and the opposition?

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Prayer behind an Imam is valid unless one knows of something that invalidates his Imamate, even if he belongs to one of the two aforementioned parties.

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