Allowing People From The Nation To Pray With The Salafees

Although this group considers themselves to be Muslims, they believe that Allaah came in the person of Farrad Muhammad. It's good that they're coming and listening to the haqq (truth) but my question is should we allow them to pray with us with this incorrect aqeedah for the sake of da'wah so as not to hurt their feelings and run them away (as some brothers feel), or should we remove them from the line and explain to them why from the Kitaab and Sunnah? Please clarify for us the correct thing to do?  

Answer:  This question was first posed to Shaykh Abdullah al-Bukhaari (may Allah preserve him) and he answered:

If these people are coming to learn about the correct 'aqeedah then they should not be removed. They believe that they are Muslims even though they are not. So they should be treated as the manaafiqoon were treated at the time of the Prophet (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wa Sallam). The hypocrites prayed in the ranks of the Muslims and they were well known to the Messenger as well as Hudhaifah. They should be taught and allowed to pray with the Muslims.

This question was also posed to Shaykh Muhammad bin Haadee (may Allah preserve him) and he answered:

They should be allowed to pray initially if they are coming to learn about the correct 'aqeedah. And the first thing that they should be taught about is the falseness of the aqeedah of Elijah Muhammad and the truth about Islaam. So if they accept what is taught to them, they will enter into the fold of Islaam. And if not, then they should not be allowed to pray with the Muslims.

The Shaykh was then asked: "How long should the Muslims be patient with them?" He said as long as it takes to teach them that which is correct and the proof is established (paraphrased by questioner/translator).

Then he was asked, "If removing them is going to cause big problems perhaps leading to the intervention of the authorities and perhaps not being able to use the masjid or other than that what should be done?"

The Shaykh replied:  That it is a must to weigh the benefit and the harm in the likes of these situations and for the Muslim to have foresight. So if removing them is going to bring a greater evil, patience must be enacted. And Allaah knows best.