If one catches the imam in the final tashahhud, does he join him or wait for another congregation?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I enter a mosque and find the imam in the final tashahhud, do I join him or wait for the second congregation?
Answer:
If you hope that a congregation will be present, wait; and if you do not hope for a congregation, join them so that you may obtain the reward of following the imam. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I enter a mosque and find the imam in the final tashahhud, do I join him or wait for the second congregation?
Answer:
If you hope that a congregation will be present, wait; and if you do not hope for a congregation, join them so that you may obtain the reward of following the imam. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1904 -2802] من أدرك الإمام في التشهد الأخير، هل يدخل معه أم ينتظر جماعة أخرى؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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