Leaving the prayer when the imam changes during Tarawih in the Haram
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I pray in the Sacred Mosque, and then the imam changes, does this count as standing in night prayer? And is it permissible for me to remain in the Sacred Mosque until the witr prayer?
Answer:
No. If the imam changes, the ruling is that of a single imam. All of the prayer of the Ka'bah, from its beginning to its end, is the standing of the night. So you stand with them in it, and you do not leave with the first imam. If you leave with the first imam, you have not completed the standing of the night. So do not deprive yourself of this great virtue. No, no.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I pray in the Sacred Mosque, and then the imam changes, does this count as standing in night prayer? And is it permissible for me to remain in the Sacred Mosque until the witr prayer?
Answer:
No. If the imam changes, the ruling is that of a single imam. All of the prayer of the Ka'bah, from its beginning to its end, is the standing of the night. So you stand with them in it, and you do not leave with the first imam. If you leave with the first imam, you have not completed the standing of the night. So do not deprive yourself of this great virtue. No, no.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/32 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:13:19)
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