Does having a quarrel with the Imaam prevent the validity of praying behind him?
When I entered the mosque to perform one of the obligatory prayers, I found that the Imaam is the person with whom I had a quarrel before. Because of this quarrel, we no longer speak to one another. Should I perform the congregational prayer behind him or perform it individually? Please advise.
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You have to join the prayer behind the Imaam so that you may receive the great reward that is given for performing the prayer in congregation. This is the reward that the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, explained in his statement: “ How can you dare be deprived of this great reward due to a quarrel which may be for a trivial reason? Actually, you have made a great mistake when you forsook your Muslim brother for more than three days for the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “ You have to revive kind relations with your brother and avoid forsaking him because this is the work of Satan. He always seeks to stir enmity among Muslims and anger plays a great role in this effect. Accordingly, quarrels and disputes that may lead to forsaking one another and fueling animosity should be avoided. We would like to draw the attention of our dear questioner that the hatred which is valid in religion is that which is done for the Sake of Allaah The Almighty such as hating the Imaam for his Fisq (i.e. rebellion, evildoing, and so on), innovations or the like. However, hating him over worldly matters has no basis.
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