The ruling on following the imam in a fifth rak'ah
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The questioner:
The Shaykh, may Allah preserve him, heard Shaykh Ibn Salim say: What is the ruling on following the imam in an extra fifth rak'ah in the Zuhr prayer, when he knows it is the fifth?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for him to do that. If he knows that he is in the fifth, he will sit. If he wishes, he may conclude the prayer on his own; if he wishes, he may wait for them to conclude the prayer and conclude it with them.
The questioner:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Shaykh:
If he follows them while knowing it is the fifth, the prayer is invalid. Yes.
The Shaykh, may Allah preserve him, heard Shaykh Ibn Salim say: What is the ruling on following the imam in an extra fifth rak'ah in the Zuhr prayer, when he knows it is the fifth?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for him to do that. If he knows that he is in the fifth, he will sit. If he wishes, he may conclude the prayer on his own; if he wishes, he may wait for them to conclude the prayer and conclude it with them.
The questioner:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Shaykh:
If he follows them while knowing it is the fifth, the prayer is invalid. Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الطحاوية، العقيدة الطحاوية 09-07-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (1:07:18)
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