What is the ruling on the prayer of a person praying alone if another person joins him in congregation?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If a man prays alone and prays one or two rak'ahs while alone, and then another man joins him, is the question whether the rak'ahs that have already passed count as congregation? And does he receive the reward of congregation for them?
Answer:
If he catches up with him for one rak'ah, he has caught up with the congregation. But if he catches up with him for less than a rak'ah, he has not caught up with the congregation.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If a man prays alone and prays one or two rak'ahs while alone, and then another man joins him, is the question whether the rak'ahs that have already passed count as congregation? And does he receive the reward of congregation for them?
Answer:
If he catches up with him for one rak'ah, he has caught up with the congregation. But if he catches up with him for less than a rak'ah, he has not caught up with the congregation.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما تعتبر صلاة المنفرد إذا ائتم به آخر جماعة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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