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Is it allowed for us to perform Namaz in Shia Masjid behind them?

Answered as per Hanafi Fiqh by Jamia Binoria

If there are no Sunni Masjids and only Shi’a Masjids are there in our city is it allowed for us to perform Namaz behind them?
There are Hindus in the house where we stay and I am staying in Bahrain and employed there. Please reply me soon. Somebody else asked me this question.

الجواب حامدا و مصلیا

It is not permissible to perform Salath behind a Shia. Firstly for the reason that some sects of the Shias bear Kufr doctrines and ascertaining as to which is difficult. Secondly those who do not have kufr doctrines, while performing Wudhu do Masah on their legs instead of washing them. Whereas with Hindus, except for having hearty affection and love, allowance is found to have connection with regard to other worldly matters but it should not be to the extent that the aversion towards Kufr gets vanished out of the heart.

This Q&A was indexed from the official english fatwa portal of Jamia Binoria. It is an Islamic educational institute in Karachi, Pakistan.

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