Entering behind an imam who is making up what he missed as a follower
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Question:
Salih says: I entered the mosque after the imam had already said the closing salam, and there was a person making up what he had missed, so I entered behind him as a follower.
Answer:
No, you made a mistake in this, because a follower does not become an imam during the prayer unless the imam appoints him as such. If the imam appoints him, then he becomes an imam. So you made a mistake in this, but your prayer is valid, if Allah wills, because you exercised independent reasoning in this matter and intended good.
Salih says: I entered the mosque after the imam had already said the closing salam, and there was a person making up what he had missed, so I entered behind him as a follower.
Answer:
No, you made a mistake in this, because a follower does not become an imam during the prayer unless the imam appoints him as such. If the imam appoints him, then he becomes an imam. So you made a mistake in this, but your prayer is valid, if Allah wills, because you exercised independent reasoning in this matter and intended good.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء - صالح بن فوزان الفوزان 07-08-1438هـ — youtube.com (8:15)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.