The Intention to Separate from the Imam Who Prolongs the Prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If the imam prolongs the prayer, and the one praying behind him is preoccupied and has a need that he will miss, is it prescribed for him to intend to separate from the imam and complete his prayer alone?
Answer:
Yes. If, for example, he needs to separate from the imam out of fear of losing his money, yes, he intends to separate, completes his prayer, says the closing salam for himself, and leaves. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If the imam prolongs the prayer, and the one praying behind him is preoccupied and has a need that he will miss, is it prescribed for him to intend to separate from the imam and complete his prayer alone?
Answer:
Yes. If, for example, he needs to separate from the imam out of fear of losing his money, yes, he intends to separate, completes his prayer, says the closing salam for himself, and leaves. Yes.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان-22-07-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (1:15:25)
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