You caught up with the imam while he was sitting in the final tashahhud, and you heard the iqamah for another congregation; do you join the imam or wait?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When I enter the prayer and the imam is sitting in the final tashahhud, I see people calling to establish another congregation. Is it correct that I wait with them, or do I join the imam?
Answer:
Based on the correct position that the congregation is not caught up except by a rak'ah, if the imam says the taslim, you pray. You do not pray while the imam has not yet said the taslim. If he says the taslim, you pray in congregation.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When I enter the prayer and the imam is sitting in the final tashahhud, I see people calling to establish another congregation. Is it correct that I wait with them, or do I join the imam?
Answer:
Based on the correct position that the congregation is not caught up except by a rak'ah, if the imam says the taslim, you pray. You do not pray while the imam has not yet said the taslim. If he says the taslim, you pray in congregation.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [444 -939] أدركت الإمام جالسا في التشهد الأخير، وسمعت إقامة جماعة أخرى، فهل أدخل مع الإمام أم انتظر؟ — youtube.com
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