The ruling on several obligated persons praying behind a voluntary worshipper
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The questioner : You want to pray alone.
The Shaykh : It is a case of combining prayers due to the rain. You do not want to leave the obligatory prayer that you are required to perform in the mosque on the excuse of the rain. The questioner wants to pray, so the issue is completely resolved.
The questioner : The hadith about one who gives charity to his brother: does it imply that several obligated persons pray behind a voluntary worshipper?
The Shaykh : No, it is the opposite: several voluntary worshippers behind the obligated person. Take note. When the man entered to pray alone, he is the obligated one. The one who stood up and prayed behind him is the voluntary worshipper. Do you remember the iron? No, yes.
The questioner : Because, of course, the voluntary worshipper is the person who was praying, yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, the correct form of the question is: Is it permissible for several voluntary worshippers to pray behind the obligated person, not several obligated persons behind the voluntary worshipper? So, once the question is corrected
The Shaykh : It is a case of combining prayers due to the rain. You do not want to leave the obligatory prayer that you are required to perform in the mosque on the excuse of the rain. The questioner wants to pray, so the issue is completely resolved.
The questioner : The hadith about one who gives charity to his brother: does it imply that several obligated persons pray behind a voluntary worshipper?
The Shaykh : No, it is the opposite: several voluntary worshippers behind the obligated person. Take note. When the man entered to pray alone, he is the obligated one. The one who stood up and prayed behind him is the voluntary worshipper. Do you remember the iron? No, yes.
The questioner : Because, of course, the voluntary worshipper is the person who was praying, yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, the correct form of the question is: Is it permissible for several voluntary worshippers to pray behind the obligated person, not several obligated persons behind the voluntary worshipper? So, once the question is corrected
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 63 — d3watuna.com (37:16)
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