The ruling on a latecomer breaking off the prayer to catch up with the second congregation
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: I prayed the 'Asr prayer, and I caught up with the imam in prostration of the last rak'ah. The imam said the taslim, then I stood up to complete the prayer, when I saw a congregation establishing the prayer. So I broke off the prayer and joined the second congregation. What is the ruling on my action?
Answer:
Your action is wrong. It is not permissible to break off the prayer. But you should complete it as a voluntary prayer; complete it as two rak'ahs of voluntary prayer, then say the taslim from it and catch up with the congregation. Yes, with the intention of the obligatory prayer. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: I prayed the 'Asr prayer, and I caught up with the imam in prostration of the last rak'ah. The imam said the taslim, then I stood up to complete the prayer, when I saw a congregation establishing the prayer. So I broke off the prayer and joined the second congregation. What is the ruling on my action?
Answer:
Your action is wrong. It is not permissible to break off the prayer. But you should complete it as a voluntary prayer; complete it as two rak'ahs of voluntary prayer, then say the taslim from it and catch up with the congregation. Yes, with the intention of the obligatory prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [382] حكم قطع المسبوق للصلاة ليلحق بالجماعة الثانية - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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