ANSWER:

You should follow him while knowing in your heart that what he’s doing is wrong & against the sunnah!

QUESTION: When I pray Witr behind a Hanafi Imam, what do I do when he sits after two rakats and when he makes Takbeer before the Qunoot?

Prayer | June 14, 2026 2:17 pm
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QUESTION: Here, many people make the mistake of prolonging “akbar” and they say “akbaar”. I already advised imams about this. If I hear an advised imam do this mistake or a follower who is far away, but says it loudly, or even a child, should I break my prayer to tell them to say correctly, as I heard it changes the meaning into a meaning of disbelief