Title: I live in Saudi Arabia. I follow hanafi maslak. I want to ask whether i can offer namaz back of a immam who is ghair muqallid ( wahabi) , as his akayad and way of praying the namaz is totally different from muslim. Can I eat there food or it is better to avoid it.

Question: I live in Saudi Arabia. I follow hanafi maslak. I want to ask whether i can offer namaz back of a immam who is ghair muqallid ( wahabi) , as his akayad and way of praying the namaz is totally different from muslim. Can I eat there food or it is better to avoid it.

Answer ID: 1624Posted on: Aug 29, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 933/928=B)

If he is a staunch ghair muqallid; regards taqleed and muqallid as shirk (polytheism) and blasphemes Imam Abu Hanifa, then praying behind such a person is makrooh-e-tahreemi (undesirable to an extent of haram). If he performs salah with rafa-e-yadain and loud amen but holds right beliefs and does not abuse the elders then one can pray behind him when needed. Rather, it is better to avoid.