Janaazah (funeral) prayer behind a Qadiani (Ahmadi)
Question: 2854
Assalaamu ‘Alaikum,
I attended a funeral today for my wife’s aunt. After the janazah prayer, I
found out that the person performing the janazah prayer was not muslim. He was an Ahmadi
belonging to the sect who says Mirza Gulam was a prophet. I personally feel that the
janazah was not valid, but there were a lot of muslims in the congregation, who paid
little attention to the fact that the leader was not muslim. Should my family and I
re-pray the janazah?
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
Yes, you have to repeat the funeral prayer, because this imaam behind
whom you prayed is a believer in a kaafir doctrine which puts him beyond the pale of
Islam. We ask Allaah to show mercy to your deceased loved one..
Source:
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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