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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the intention to combine prayers required for the follower if he does not know that the imam will combine?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the intention to combine required for the follower, since we do not know that the imam will combine?

Answer:
He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The Imam is to be followedإنما جعل الإمام ليؤتم به،
Sahih al-Bukhari 1236
So you follow your imam, and if he combines, you combine with him.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [825 -2802] هل يُشترط نية الجمع للمأموم إذا لم يعلم أن الإمام سيجمع؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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