The ruling on praying behind a latecomer
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Question:
I entered the mosque and the imam was finishing the prayer, and there was a group of people who caught up with the imam in the prayer. Should I pray with them, or should I pray alone on my own?
Answer:
Do not wait for someone to come. If no one comes, you pray alone and do not join them, because they are ma'mum (praying behind an imam), and a ma'mum cannot be an imam. May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh. Thank you.
I entered the mosque and the imam was finishing the prayer, and there was a group of people who caught up with the imam in the prayer. Should I pray with them, or should I pray alone on my own?
Answer:
Do not wait for someone to come. If no one comes, you pray alone and do not join them, because they are ma'mum (praying behind an imam), and a ma'mum cannot be an imam. May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh. Thank you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3187] حكم الصلاة خلف المسبوق - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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