If I witness someone committing a sin but I am unsure whether they have repented for it, does their eligibility (Adala) to lead congregational prayers diminish permanently?
If I witness someone committing a sin but I am unsure whether they have repented for it, does their eligibility (Adala) to lead congregational prayers diminish permanently?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 2 years ago
No. As far as the repentance gate is open for every one as we read in Quran, we can never claim that a person who committed a sin is a permanent sinner. As a witness of his committing the sin in front of you, you need to verify whether he is still committing sins or not before praying behind him. You are not allowed to tell others not to pray behind him nor inform them about the sin which you witnessed unless he did it openly with out caring to public seeing him committing the sin.
Wassalam.