about entering the mosque and finding a masbuq and completing the prayer with him?
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Question:
He also asks, Honorable Shaykh, about entering the mosque and finding a masbuq and completing the prayer with him?
Answer:
This requires consideration. If he found a masbuq and completed the prayer with him, and this actually happened and the prayer ended, then the prayer is valid and is not repeated. However, from the beginning, he should not do this, because this masbuq was a ma'mum at the start of the prayer, so there is consideration in making him the imam, and there is disagreement among the scholars. It is better not to do that, but rather to wait until others come and pray with them. Yes. May Allah bless you.
He also asks, Honorable Shaykh, about entering the mosque and finding a masbuq and completing the prayer with him?
Answer:
This requires consideration. If he found a masbuq and completed the prayer with him, and this actually happened and the prayer ended, then the prayer is valid and is not repeated. However, from the beginning, he should not do this, because this masbuq was a ma'mum at the start of the prayer, so there is consideration in making him the imam, and there is disagreement among the scholars. It is better not to do that, but rather to wait until others come and pray with them. Yes. May Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، يسأل عن لو دخل المسجد ووجد مسبوقاً وأتم به؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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