Imamate of a bribe-taker

Question

Is it permissible to pray behind a bribe-taker or not? There is a suspicion about a certain hafiz that he consumes wealth obtained by bribery and also takes land. So in this case, is prayer behind him valid or not?

Answer

If an imam better than him is available, then appointing the bribe-taker as imam is makruh.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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