Is it permissible to pray behind a person whose financial integrity or morals are doubted, and is it obligatory to abandon congregational prayer in this case?
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Performing the prayer in congregation is obligatory, according to the preponderant view of the scholars. It is not permissible to abandon it due to doubt about the Imam's sinfulness, nor even if his sinfulness is confirmed, as long as no other Imam is available.
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