If one finds the row has been completed
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man comes to the mosque and finds that the row has been completed and he cannot enter the row, what should he do?
Answer:
He should wait. If someone comes to pray with him, he prays with him. He should not wait and then pray alone behind the row, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited that, and he ordered the one who prayed behind the row to repeat the prayer. He said, "There is no prayer for the one behind the row." He should wait if someone comes to pray with him. Praise be to Allah, if no one comes, it is not known. He waits and does not pray with him. If the imam finishes the prayer, he prays alone, because it is known. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man comes to the mosque and finds that the row has been completed and he cannot enter the row, what should he do?
Answer:
He should wait. If someone comes to pray with him, he prays with him. He should not wait and then pray alone behind the row, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited that, and he ordered the one who prayed behind the row to repeat the prayer. He said, "There is no prayer for the one behind the row." He should wait if someone comes to pray with him. Praise be to Allah, if no one comes, it is not known. He waits and does not pray with him. If the imam finishes the prayer, he prays alone, because it is known. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/36 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:25:09)
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