The ruling on a latecomer leading another who joined him while he is completing his prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a latecomer stands up to complete his prayer, and another person comes and prays behind him in congregation, but the latecomer did not notice him, so the second person prays following the first one’s prayer, even though the first one did not recite the takbir aloud until he finished the prayer, is his leading valid?
Answer:
By Allah, this is a matter for consideration; this is a matter for consideration. Because he is a follower, so how does he become an imam in the middle of the prayer? This is a matter for consideration. Shaykh Ibn Baz issued a fatwa that this is permissible, that there is no harm in joining with him, even if he is making up a missed prayer. Allah knows best. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a latecomer stands up to complete his prayer, and another person comes and prays behind him in congregation, but the latecomer did not notice him, so the second person prays following the first one’s prayer, even though the first one did not recite the takbir aloud until he finished the prayer, is his leading valid?
Answer:
By Allah, this is a matter for consideration; this is a matter for consideration. Because he is a follower, so how does he become an imam in the middle of the prayer? This is a matter for consideration. Shaykh Ibn Baz issued a fatwa that this is permissible, that there is no harm in joining with him, even if he is making up a missed prayer. Allah knows best. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 20-01-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (37:32)
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