The ruling on voluntary prayer when the call to prayer is made
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Question:
The questioner says: If the iqamah is called while I am praying a voluntary prayer, do I complete the voluntary prayer or cut it off and join the congregational prayer? What is the criterion for this?
Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 421Sahih (Darussalam), and there is no doubt that when the call to prayer is made, one does not enter into a voluntary prayer, nor does he break off a voluntary prayer. However, if the call is made while he is in the middle of a voluntary prayer, if he is at the beginning of it, he breaks it off; but if he is at the end of it, he completes it.
The questioner says: If the iqamah is called while I am praying a voluntary prayer, do I complete the voluntary prayer or cut it off and join the congregational prayer? What is the criterion for this?
Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When the Iqamah has been called for the Salat then there is no Salat except the obligatory.
إذا أقيمت الصلاة فلا صلاة إلا المكتوبة
Source
لقاء رمضان 08-09-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (25:43)
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