The ruling on separating from the imam for his omission of the iqamah
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Question:
Abu 'Abdullah sent this question, saying: We were traveling with our children to al-Dammam, so we combined the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers. But when the imam finished the Maghrib prayer with the taslim, he stood up and said the takbir for the 'Isha' prayer without performing the iqamah. We did not say the takbir with him; rather, we separated from him, performed the iqamah, and prayed in congregation, while he remained alone in his 'Isha' prayer. Was what we did valid?
Answer:
It is not valid; this is not valid. The iqamah is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory, and the prayer is valid without it. Your separating from him for the sake of the iqamah was a mistake. Yes.
Abu 'Abdullah sent this question, saying: We were traveling with our children to al-Dammam, so we combined the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers. But when the imam finished the Maghrib prayer with the taslim, he stood up and said the takbir for the 'Isha' prayer without performing the iqamah. We did not say the takbir with him; rather, we separated from him, performed the iqamah, and prayed in congregation, while he remained alone in his 'Isha' prayer. Was what we did valid?
Answer:
It is not valid; this is not valid. The iqamah is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory, and the prayer is valid without it. Your separating from him for the sake of the iqamah was a mistake. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/006 — archive.org (12:12)
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