Is the reward for prayer in the Haram only for the first congregation?
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Question:
The questioner says: If one misses the congregational prayer in the Sacred Mosque and prays with another congregation, does he count as having prayed one hundred thousand prayers?
Answer:
If Allah wills, if he misses the congregational prayer and finds a congregation praying, he prays with them and he gets the reward from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), if he missed the congregation for an excuse. But if he is lazy and says, "I will go and find a congregation, I will find a congregation praying and I will pray with them," no, that is not permissible. It is not permissible for him to leave the first congregation and leave praying with the imam and say, "I will find a second congregation." If this is out of laziness, it is not permissible. But if it happened without his choice, due to the length of the distance, or an obstacle occurred for him, or he was sleeping and woke up late, then he is excused and he gets the reward, if Allah wills, with his intention, because he intended the congregational prayer and caught it with others. Yes.
The questioner says: If one misses the congregational prayer in the Sacred Mosque and prays with another congregation, does he count as having prayed one hundred thousand prayers?
Answer:
If Allah wills, if he misses the congregational prayer and finds a congregation praying, he prays with them and he gets the reward from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), if he missed the congregation for an excuse. But if he is lazy and says, "I will go and find a congregation, I will find a congregation praying and I will pray with them," no, that is not permissible. It is not permissible for him to leave the first congregation and leave praying with the imam and say, "I will find a second congregation." If this is out of laziness, it is not permissible. But if it happened without his choice, due to the length of the distance, or an obstacle occurred for him, or he was sleeping and woke up late, then he is excused and he gets the reward, if Allah wills, with his intention, because he intended the congregational prayer and caught it with others. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل ثواب الصلاة في الحرم للجماعة الأولى فقط؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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