The ruling on following the imam in congregational prayer after the obligatory prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if I have prayed the obligatory prayer in one mosque, and then I go to another mosque, and the people are there, and the imam is delivering the sermon, is it permissible for me to follow the imam when he concludes the prayer, or does that invalidate the prayer?
Answer:
Follow the imam; pray the prayer of the imam. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The imam is appointed to be followed.” So follow him, complete the prayer, and it will be a voluntary prayer.
Honorable Shaykh, if I have prayed the obligatory prayer in one mosque, and then I go to another mosque, and the people are there, and the imam is delivering the sermon, is it permissible for me to follow the imam when he concludes the prayer, or does that invalidate the prayer?
Answer:
Follow the imam; pray the prayer of the imam. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The imam is appointed to be followed.” So follow him, complete the prayer, and it will be a voluntary prayer.
Source
متابعة المأموم المتنفل للإمام — alfawzan.live
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