Question Summary:
Barelwis praying behind Deobandis

Question Detail:

The Deobandies have objected the barelvies for not reading salaah behind the haramain imaams.

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

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As for the Hadith which you have mentioned, then the wording is as follows:

عن عبيد الله بن عدي بن خيار، أنه دخل على عثمان بن عفان رضي الله عنه، - وهو محصور - فقال: إنك إمام عامة، ونزل بك ما نرى، ويصلي لنا إمام فتنة، ونتحرج؟ فقال: «الصلاة أحسن ما يعمل الناس، فإذا أحسن الناس، فأحسن معهم، وإذا أساءوا فاجتنب إساءتهم»

صحيح البخاري (1/ 141)

Translation: Ubaydullah bin Adiyy narrates that I went to 'Uthman bin Affan while he was besieged, and said to him, "You are the Imam of all Muslims and we see what has befallen you. We are led in the Salah by a leader of the fitnah and we are afraid of being sinful in following him." 'Uthman said. "Salah is the best of all deeds so when the people do good deeds do the same with them and when they do bad deeds, avoid those bad deeds. (Sahih Al Bukhari: 695)

Take note of the highlighted part of the Hadith. It is clear that the alleged response of the Barelwis is incorrect.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Riḍwān

Student Darul Iftaa 

UK

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai