The ruling on following a latecomer who is completing his prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I entered the mosque and found that the imam had already finished the prayer, and some of the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam) were still completing their prayers. Is it permissible for me to follow this latecomer?
Answer:
No, because he is a ma'mum, and a ma'mum cannot be an imam. Wait until someone comes, or until one of the worshippers stands up to pray with you, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:694
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I entered the mosque and found that the imam had already finished the prayer, and some of the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam) were still completing their prayers. Is it permissible for me to follow this latecomer?
Answer:
No, because he is a ma'mum, and a ma'mum cannot be an imam. Wait until someone comes, or until one of the worshippers stands up to pray with you, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Who will give charity to this man by praying with him
من يتصدق على هذا فيصلي معه
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 29-06-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (49:44)
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