Q:
In the absence of Imam his student( who does not keep beard ) performs
the Imamat, how is it to pray Namaz behind him? And is it allowed to pray
Juma Namaz behind him? If about this matter Imam does not say anything
to this student then how to treat him, should he be removed from the duty
of Imamat or not?
A: To shave beard is definitely not allowed and Haram. In Darr-e-Mukhtar
with Shami in part six on page 407 it is mentioned that *1. Therefore
if the mentioned student shaves beard or trim it down less than one fist
it is a sin to make him Imam and to perform Namaz behind him is makrooh-e-tehreemi
and wajib to repeat. In Fatawa-e-Rizvia on page 271 in part three Alahazrat
Imam Ahmad Raza Muhadis-e-Barelvi radiallha anhu writes "The one
who shaves beard is Faasiq and Muallin. To make him Imam is a sin and
to perform Namaz behind him is Makroh-e-Tahrimi (wajib to repeat namaz)"
And if for Jumma one can not find an Imam even
in another nearby Mosque who follows Sharia't then because of this situation
pray Jumma behind this student (later on repeat your namaz as of Zuhr).
It is stated in Fatwa-e-Rizvia on page 273 in part three that if not able
to find an imam for Jumma beside a fasiq & muallin imam then pray
Jumma because it is fard and fard is important (later on repeat your namaz
as of Zuhr). If the mentioned Imam does not prohibit his student from
imamat then he is committing sin. It is narrated in Hadis Shareef that
*2,(Mishkat on page 436). It is must for him to ask mentioned student
to stop imamat. If he does not do so then he (imam) must be removed from
the duty of imamat. ALLAH Ta'ala says *3. But if he (student) does not
have beard by nature and there is nothing wrong with him according to
Shri'at then all the prayers can be performed behind him. Allah Ta'ala
Knows the best.
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