The ruling on overtaking the imam in prayer
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, I hope you will clarify the ruling regarding overtaking the imam, and also regarding matching his pace. Does the prayer become invalid in both cases?
Answer:
Yes, if he intentionally overtakes the imam, his prayer is invalid. As for if he did not intend to, he must go back and perform what the imam had already performed, doing it after the imam, to make up for the mistake that occurred, and he must not remain ahead of the imam. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, I hope you will clarify the ruling regarding overtaking the imam, and also regarding matching his pace. Does the prayer become invalid in both cases?
Answer:
Yes, if he intentionally overtakes the imam, his prayer is invalid. As for if he did not intend to, he must go back and perform what the imam had already performed, doing it after the imam, to make up for the mistake that occurred, and he must not remain ahead of the imam. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/287 — archive.org (13:18)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.