The ruling on a latecomer joining a latecomer praying behind the imam to complete the prayer
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Question:
Break the television, Abu Hamd, break the television. May Allah prolong your life. I have a question, Shaykh. Because there is a frequency, Abu Hamd, just turn the television down a little. It came out, may Allah reward you with good. Please proceed. If I enter the prayer as a follower, and I enter late, and the imam says the closing salam, and I stand up to pray, some of the brothers come in late and join me so that I can complete the prayer as a congregation, is that permissible? All right, thank you.
Answer:
By Allah, it is better to wait until one of the latecomers arrives to pray with you, so you pray with them, rather than joining a ma'mum who was already a ma'mum. A ma'mum does not become an imam except by being appointed as such, as is the well-known ruling. Yes.
Break the television, Abu Hamd, break the television. May Allah prolong your life. I have a question, Shaykh. Because there is a frequency, Abu Hamd, just turn the television down a little. It came out, may Allah reward you with good. Please proceed. If I enter the prayer as a follower, and I enter late, and the imam says the closing salam, and I stand up to pray, some of the brothers come in late and join me so that I can complete the prayer as a congregation, is that permissible? All right, thank you.
Answer:
By Allah, it is better to wait until one of the latecomers arrives to pray with you, so you pray with them, rather than joining a ma'mum who was already a ma'mum. A ma'mum does not become an imam except by being appointed as such, as is the well-known ruling. Yes.
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 20-05-1436هـ — af.org.sa (16:45)
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