{"_id":"668d9fe60b76658b4c23287e","title":"Is it permissible to pray behind a Shia imam, as a Sunni?","question":"Is it permissible as a Sunni to pray behind a Shia Imam? If I'm traveling to a place like Dearborn should I pray alone instead of Jamaa’ if I know the person leading salah is Shia?","answer":"According to the Shafi school, it is permissible to pray behind any Muslim who performs the prayer according to its prescribed manner, which includes standing up, bowing, prostrating, and sitting down, while also meeting the prayer’s conditions such as facing the direction of prayer, covering nakedness, and performing purification. However, it is considered disliked (makruh) to pray behind an imam who follows reprehensible innovations (bida) or is known to be sinful. If someone does pray behind such an imam, their prayer remains valid, and there is no obligation to repeat it.","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe60b76658b4c232875","tag":"Salah: Congregational","count":92},{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c232867","tag":"Aqeedah: Sects and Religions","count":68},{"_id":"668d9fe60b76658b4c23287a","tag":"Knowledge: Bidah","count":21}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:39:02.405Z"}