What is the ruling on praying behind an Ash'ari, and is he considered a disbeliever or an innovator, and what is the ruling of the People of the Sunnah concerning them?
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The ruling on the Ash'aris and Maturidis was previously explained in Fatwa no. 35015, stating that they differed from Ahl al-Sunnah in some fundamental principles, thus placing them among the people of innovation (Mubtadi'ah). Likewise, the ruling on praying behind an innovator was clarified in Fatwa no. 42876.
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