Entering the prayer with the imam or waiting for another congregation
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, also,
Answer:
If you are hoping for another congregation, and you are likely to expect people to come, wait until you pray in congregation. But if you do not know anyone and do not know if anyone will come or not, join the imam in what remains of the prayer, and you will get the reward for following. If he concludes the prayer, you stand up and complete your prayer. Yes.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, also,
Answer:
If you are hoping for another congregation, and you are likely to expect people to come, wait until you pray in congregation. But if you do not know anyone and do not know if anyone will come or not, join the imam in what remains of the prayer, and you will get the reward for following. If he concludes the prayer, you stand up and complete your prayer. Yes.
Source
لقاء مفتوح 20-08-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (35:34)
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