The Rationale for the Disliked Nature of the Imam Waiting for the Latecomer
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the rationale for the dislike of the one who says that the Imam should not wait for the person he senses is entering?
The Shaykh:
The rationale for what?
The questioner:
What is the rationale for the dislike of the one who says that it is disliked for the Imam to wait for the person he senses is entering?
The Shaykh:
The rationale for the dislike is that they say this burdens the ma'mum (one praying behind the imam), and considering the ma'mum is more important than considering the latecomer. But if the hadith is established, no one has a say. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the rationale for the dislike of the one who says that the Imam should not wait for the person he senses is entering?
The Shaykh:
The rationale for what?
The questioner:
What is the rationale for the dislike of the one who says that it is disliked for the Imam to wait for the person he senses is entering?
The Shaykh:
The rationale for the dislike is that they say this burdens the ma'mum (one praying behind the imam), and considering the ma'mum is more important than considering the latecomer. But if the hadith is established, no one has a say. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 13-01-1435هـ — af.org.sa (48:19)
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