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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
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QUESTION: If a person misses a pillar while praying behind an Imam from the beginning, will the imam take the laiability for it as in the case of mandatory actions? If not what should the person do?