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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a person obligated to pray leading a voluntary prayer

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The questioner : If the imam says it is obligatory except for a voluntary prayer, here it is not valid, because it is not permissible for the one obligated to pray to perform a voluntary prayer, may Allah grant you success?

The Shaykh : That he prays, that the one obligated to pray follows the imam according to a school of jurisprudence.

The questioner : Yes, and there is no condition in this, is this correct?

The Shaykh : No, based on the school of jurisprudence, but according to the second opinion, there is no harm.

The questioner : Meaning, it is predominant. Now, I say for a second reason that even the imam misses the congregation,

The Shaykh : Yes, perhaps. In this case, perhaps we say he may be excused. He may be excused, otherwise yes, if we attribute it to this, we say it is not permissible absolutely.

The questioner : Meaning, the ruling is that there is nothing except for what.

The Shaykh : If this is the cause, then if it is permissible for him to turn it into a voluntary prayer, it depends on the difference in intention between the imam and the one following him.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 918الإمام إذا قلب الفرض إلى نفل...📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com

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