The Ruling on a Traveler Completing the Prayer Behind a Resident
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Question:
Does the traveler follow the resident in completing the prayer?
Answer:
Yes, if the traveler prays behind one who completes the prayer, it is obligatory for him to complete it. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1236 This means he is to be followed, so the ma'mum follows the imam; if he is a traveler and the imam is completing the prayer, the traveler completes it. As for the reverse, if the imam is a traveler and the ma'mum is a resident, he may pray behind the traveler, but if the imam shortens the prayer and says the taslim, the resident stands up and completes the prayer, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the people of Makkah on the day of the Conquest:
Does the traveler follow the resident in completing the prayer?
Answer:
Yes, if the traveler prays behind one who completes the prayer, it is obligatory for him to complete it. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The Imam is to be followed
إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِO people of Makkah, we are a traveling people, so complete the prayer for yourselves.
يا أهل مكة إنا قوم سفر فأتموا لأنفسكم.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 33 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/كرامات الأولياء/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:14)
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