The ruling on the prayer of the ma'mum if the imam adds a rak'ah
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, if the imam makes a mistake in the prayer and adds a rak'ah, and all the ma'mum are certain that he added a rak'ah, but they followed him in this addition, is the prayer invalid and must they repeat it?
Answer:
Whoever follows him in the addition while knowing about it, his prayer is invalid. As for whoever follows him in the addition while being ignorant of the ruling or ignorant that it is an addition, his prayer is not invalid. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: Shaykh, if the imam makes a mistake in the prayer and adds a rak'ah, and all the ma'mum are certain that he added a rak'ah, but they followed him in this addition, is the prayer invalid and must they repeat it?
Answer:
Whoever follows him in the addition while knowing about it, his prayer is invalid. As for whoever follows him in the addition while being ignorant of the ruling or ignorant that it is an addition, his prayer is not invalid. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/027 — archive.org (11:36)
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