The Imamate of One Who Smuggles Opium During Hajj

Question

An imam of a mosque, under the pretext of Hajj, takes opium to Arabia and brings back gold from there, and gets through by paying bribes. What is the ruling regarding such a person? Most of the muqtadis are displeased with him.

Answer

If the said person admits this, or there is Shari‘a testimony against him, then his imamate is makruh tahrimi until he repents.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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