Namaz (Salat) Behind Deobandis Imam.

This Article Is Not To Encourage Sunnis To Pray Behind Wahabis Or Any Bud-Mazhab, Rather It Is Going To Clarify Some Misconception Related To The Act Of Praying Behind Wahabis Or Bud-Mazhabs.

In Today’s Time It Has Been Observed That Some Illiterate People Are Propagating False Information Or Fatwas About This Act. They Say A Person Who Prays Behind Wahabi, Himself Becomes A Wahabi Or His Wife Becomes Haraam To Him Etc..

So We Will Answer This Question In Light Of Quran & Sunnah, Anyone Who Accepts Quran, Sunnah And Hadith Will Never Deny These Facts.

The Foremost Point That Needs To Be Noted Is That, This Issue Is Categorized As Fru'i Masail Rather Than Of Creed (Aqeedah).

There Are 3 Types Of Rulings Given By Different Islamic Scholars Of Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaat With Respect To This Subject.

1)    The First Ruling Of Some Of The Ahlus Sunnah Scholars Is, It Is Allowed To Pray Behind Wahabis, Deobandis

    (Faasid-Ul-Aqeeda),S ome Of The Islamic Scholars Namely, Shaikh Habib Zayn Ibn Sumayt Ash-Sha’afi, (Sufi Scholar From Madina) , Shaikh Muhammad Ba-Dhib Ash-Sha’afi (Yemen), Shaikh G.F. Haddad (Hanafi)...Etc.

2)    The Second Group Of Scholars Ruling Is, It Is Allowed To Pray Behind Wahabis Untill A Corrupt Aqidah Is Proven Of Specific Imam Writing, Speech, Or Confession, Till Then No Ruling Can Be Applied, If It Is Discovered That The Imam Is Of Corrupt Aqidah, Even Then, One Should Pray Behind Him And Repeat The Salaah Later Individually.

    The Congregation (Jamaat) Shouldn’t Be Shunned.

    Some Of The Scholars Of Indian Subcontinent Follow This Fatwa, Jaamia Nizamia One Of The Biggest & Oldest Islamic University In South India Have Given This Same Ruling .

3)     The Third Ruling From Some Islamic Scholars Is, It’s Not Allowed To Pray Behind Wahabis, The Moment He Claims To Be Wahabi, Deobandi &Salafi (Ahle Hadis) Etc...

    Some Of The Scholar's Who Are Of This View Are Aala Hazrat Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan (Rahmatullahi-Alaihe) And His Khulafa's.

       Below Are The Hadith Evidences That Will Clear The Above        Subject Of Difference Of Opinion Among Islamic Scholars.

Hadith Number : 1

وروى أبو شِهَاب : ثنا يونس بن عُبَيْدِ ، عَن نَافِع ، قَالَ : كَانَ ابن عُمَر يسلم عَلَى الخشبية والخوارج وهم يقتتلون . فَقَالَ : من قَالَ : ( ( حي عَلَى الصلاة ) ) أجبته ، من قَالَ : ( ( حي عَلَى الفلاح ) ) أجبته ، ومن قَالَ : ( ( حي عَلَى قتل أخيك الْمُسْلِم وأخذ ماله ) ) ، قُلتُ : لا .

Translation:
Narrated By Abu Shihaab That Hazrat Ibn Umar (Radiallahu Anhu) Used To Convey Salaam To Khasbiya And Khariji's Even Though They Use To Fight Each Other, And He Used To Say Whoever Says “Hayya Alal Salaah” ( حي عَلَى الصلاة ), I Respond To It And Whoever Says “Hayya Alal Falaah” ( حي عَلَى الفلاح ),
I Respond To Them Also, But Whoever Calls Me Towards Murdering And Looting A Muslim Brother, I Don’t Respond To Them.

Reference :

From : Imam Bayhaqi
Book : Sunan Al Kubra
Volume : 3
Page : 174
Hadith Number : 5305

From : Imam Dhahabi
Book : Sayyir Al A’laam An Nubala
Volume : 4
Page : 316

See The Scan Page Below – Sunan Al-Kubra By Imam Bayhaqi.

See The Scan Image Below- Sunan Al-Kubra By Imam Bayhaqi, Baab: Kitab Ul Salaat, Page : 174.

See The Scan Page Below – Siyar-Alam-Al-Nubala.

See The Scan Image Below- Siyar-Alam-Al-Nubala, Page : 2441.

Hadith Number : 2

عَنْ نَافِعٍ، قَالَ: قِيلَ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ زَمَنَ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ وَالْخَوَارِجِ وَالْخَشَبِيَّةِ: أَتُصَلِّي مَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ وَمَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ، وَبَعْضُهُمْ يَقْتُلُ بَعْضًا؟ قَالَ: ” مَنْ قَالَ: حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ أَجَبْتُهُ، وَمَنْ قَالَ: حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ أَجَبْتُهُ، وَمَنْ قَالَ: حَيَّ عَلَى قَتْلِ أَخِيكَ الْمُسْلِمِ وَأَخْذِ مَالِهِ قُلْتُ: لَا ”

Translation:

Narrated By Naafe That, Abdullah Ibn Umar Radiallahu Anh Radiallahu Anh Was Asked By Abdullah Ibn Zaid , During The Time Of Fight Between Khasbiya And Khariji, You Use To Offer Salaah(Prayer) With Them Even Though They Used To Kill Each Other , Then Abdullah Ibn Umar Radiallahu-Anh Replied Whoever Says “Hayya Alas- Salaah” ( حي عَلَى الصلاة ), I Respond To It And Whoever Says “Hayya Alal Falaah”

( حي عَلَى الفلاح ), I Respond To Them Also, But Whoever Calls Me Towards Murdering And Looting A Muslim Brother, I Don’t Respond To Them.

References:

From : Imam Ibn-E-Sa’d
Book : Tabqaat Al Kubra
Volume : 4
Page : 158

From : Imam Abu Nu’ym
Book : Hilyat-Ul-Awliya
Volume : 1
Page : 309

See The Scan Page Below – Tabqaat Al-Kubra by Imam Ibn Saad

See The Scan Image Below- Tabqaat Al Kubra By
Imam Ibn Saad, Page : 158.

See The Scan Page Below – Hilyat-Ul-Awliya By

Imam Abu Nu’ym .

See The Scan Image Below- Hilyat-Ul-Awliya By
Imam Abu Nu’ym, Page : 309.

Imam Bukhari Relates From ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar (Allah Be Well Pleased With Him) “Ibn `Umar Considered The Khawarij And The Heretics As The Worst Beings In Creation, And He Said: They Went To Verses Which Were Revealed About The Disbelievers And Applied Them To The Believers.

See The Scan Image Below – Sahi Bukhari, Juz Arba,

Book : Dealing With Apostates, Chapter : Khariji, Page : 1714.

This Shows That Though Abdullah Ibn Umar

(Radi Allahu Anhu) Considered Khawariji To Be Worst Beings In Creation, But He Prayed Behind Them. This Evidence Clearly Signifies That He Considered His Prayer (Salaat) To Be Valid And His Wisdom Was To Unite The Ummah , Bring Them To A Single Platform.

Hadith Number : 3

عن جعفر، عن أبيه، قال: كان الحسن بن علي والحسين يصليان خلف مروان

Translation:

Imam Hasan And Imam Hussain (Alaihimussalam) Used To Offer Pray (Salaat) Behind Marwan Bin Hakam.

Reference :

Imam Ibn E Abi Shaibah, Al Musannaf, Book : 2, Page : 152, Hadith : 7560.

Imam Shafi’i, Al Musnad, Book : 1, Page : 305, Hadith : 298.

Imam Bayhaqi, Sunan Al Kubra-, Book : 3, Page : 174,

Hadith : 5303.

Imam Ibn E Sa’d, Al Tabqaat Al Kubra, Book : 1, Page : 410,

Hadith : 385.

Imam Bukhari, Tareekh Al Ausath, Book : 1, Page : 110, 

Hadith : 459.

Imam Zahabi, Sayyir Al A’laam An Nubala, Book : 4,

Page  : 465.

Qazi Zainul Abidin Sajjad Meeruthi Wrote On Page : 117-118.

In The Third Section Of His Book "Tarikhe-Millat",

“Usman Appointed Marwan As His Scribe And Secretary And His Royal Seal Was In The Latter’s Custody. It Was He Who Had Signed The Death Ordinance (On Behalf Of Usman) For The Egyptians Who Had Come To Complain To Usman. Marwan Placed Usman’s Seal On The Letter And The Consequent Development Led To Usman’s Assassination”

The First Person To Implement The Nefarious Designs Of Yazid, Was Marwan. It Was He Who Suggested To Kill Imam Hussain (Alaihissalaam)

Hadith Number 4

Imam Ibn-e-Abi Shaibah Have Narrated A Hadith On The Authority Of

Imam Hasan (Alaihissalam) :

عن الحسن، قال: «لا يضر المؤمن صلاته خلف المنافق، ولا ينفع المنافق صلاة المؤمن خلفه»

Translation:

A Prayer Of The Momin (True Muslim) Behind Munafiq

(A Hypocrite Who Is Muslim By Appearance Only And Not By Faith) Will Not Give Any Loss To Him While The Prayer Of Munafiq (A Hypocrite Who Is Muslim By Appearance Only And Not By Faith) Behind Momin Will Not Be Of Any Profit To Him.

Reference :

Al Musannaf-Imam Ibn-E-Abi Shaibah, Book : 2, Page : 152, 

Hadith : 7562.

Fatwa Of Imam Ibn-e-Abideen Shami (Rahmatullahi Alaihe) :

Allama Imam Ibn-e-Abideen Shami Has Stated In

"Radd Al-Muhtar-Ala-Al-Dur Al-Mukhtar"

That It Is Better To Pray Behind A Fasiq / Mubtadi / Innovator Than To Pray Alone.

See The Scan Image Below- Radd Al-Muhtar-Ala-Al-Dur Al-Mukhtar By Imam  Ibn-e-Abideen Shami.

See The Scan Image Below- Allama Imam Ibn-e-Abideen Shami Has Stated In

Radd Al-Muhtar-Ala-Al-Dur Al-Mukhtar, Kitab-Ul-Salaat,
Baab-Ul-Imamat, Page : 283.

 Fatawa Jamia Nizamia :

1) Is It Allowed To Pray With Congregation (Jama'at) Behind A Wahabi Najdi Imam In The Harmain Shareefain Or Should Folks Of The Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama’ah Pray Seperately?

Answer:

In The Haram, The Imam Is Of Hanbali School. Salah Behind Him Is Allowed. If It Is Discovered That The Imam Is Of Corrupt Aqidah, Even Then, One Should Pray Behind Him And Repeat The Salaah (Namaz) Later Individually. The Congregation Shouldn’t Be Shunned.

2) Are Two Witnesses Required To Call The Imam As A Ghair Muqallid Or Wahabi Or Najdi Aqidah Or Do We Just Accept Him As A Wahabi/Najdi Based On Popular Culture And A Strong Guess?

Answer:

Unless A Corrupt & Deviant Aqidah Is Proven By Someone’s Writing, Speech, Or Confession, No Ruling Can Be Applied On Him.

3) Some People Have Said That Allama Imam Ibn-e-Abideen Shami Has Stated In Radd Al-Muhtar-Ala-Al-Dur Al-Mukhtar That It Is Better To Pray Behind A Fasiq / Mubtadi Than To Pray Alone. Please Let Me Know Whether Its Correct.

Answer:

It Is Totally Right As Has Been Explained In The First Part.

From The Above Hadiths And Fatawa's It Can Be Concluded That This Issue Is Catergorised As Fru'i Rather Than Of Creed (Aqeeda).

Abdullah Ibn Umar (Radi Allahu Anhu) Used To Convey Salaam And Offer Salaah With Even Those Deviant Sects Who Used To Label Sahaba (Ridwaanullahi Alaihim Ajmaeen) As Mushriks (Astaghfirullah). If Abdullah Ibn Umar Radiallahun-Anh Would Not Have Considered His Prayer To Be Valid, Then He Would Have Not Prayed Behind These Kharijis, I.e.

He Considered Salat Between Him And Allah Ta’ala To Be Personal Bond. Imam Hasan And Imam Hussain (Alaihissalam) Prayed Behind Marwan Who Was A Fasiq / Munafiq Who In Actual Made The Plan To Kill Imam Hussain (Alahissalam).

Some Mischievous People Out Of Jealousy Have Tried To Propagate And Distort The Position Of Sheikh-Ul-Islam

Dr. Muhmmad Tahir-Ul-Qadri By Making An Issue On This Subject.

Though The Opinion Of Sheikh-Ul-Islam Dr. Muhmmad

Tahir-Ul-Qadri Is If He Had Prayed Behind Any Bud Mazhab For Any Reason He Have Always Repeated His Prayer. I Would Like To Ask Those Takfiri Maulvis , What Is Their Opinion On Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Umar (Radi Allahu Anhu) For Praying Behind Khariji ??

What Is Your Opinion About Imam Hasan & Hussain (Alaihissalam)??

What Is Your Opinion About Imam Ibn-e-Abideen Shami Who Have Said Its Better To Pray Behind Faasiq Rather Than Alone ??

Do You Have Guts To Declare Anyone Out Of Fold Of

Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaat ??

Hence We Have Proved That This Issue Is Fru'i And Not Of The Creed (Aqeeda), And If Any One Does Takfir Based On This It Is Reversed Upon That Maulvi Himself.

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