The ruling on one who joins a congregation while the imam is in the final tashahhud
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Question:
This questioner says: The question about this has been asked often, may Allah preserve you, and the answers have differed. He says: If I come to the prayer and the imam is in the final tashahhud, is it better for me to join the prayer or wait for another congregation, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
If you are confident or know that another congregation is coming, wait for it and pray with them all together. But if you do not know of anyone else, you join the imam in whatever remains of the prayer to obtain the reward and the following. Yes.
This questioner says: The question about this has been asked often, may Allah preserve you, and the answers have differed. He says: If I come to the prayer and the imam is in the final tashahhud, is it better for me to join the prayer or wait for another congregation, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
If you are confident or know that another congregation is coming, wait for it and pray with them all together. But if you do not know of anyone else, you join the imam in whatever remains of the prayer to obtain the reward and the following. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم من أتى جماعة والإمام في التشهد الأخير - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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