The ruling on overtaking the imam in prayer
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Question:
The questioner says: It is observed that some of the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam) get ahead of the imam. In such a case, is the prayer invalid?
Answer:
If one gets ahead of the imam and does not return to what he was ahead of after the imam, then the prayer is invalid. For example, if one bows before the imam and continues in that state, his prayer is invalid. However, if he returns to the imam's position by correcting his mistake—such as rising from the bowing and bowing with the imam, or if he prostrates before the imam and then rises and prostrates with the imam—then he has made up for it. Yes.
The questioner says: It is observed that some of the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam) get ahead of the imam. In such a case, is the prayer invalid?
Answer:
If one gets ahead of the imam and does not return to what he was ahead of after the imam, then the prayer is invalid. For example, if one bows before the imam and continues in that state, his prayer is invalid. However, if he returns to the imam's position by correcting his mistake—such as rising from the bowing and bowing with the imam, or if he prostrates before the imam and then rises and prostrates with the imam—then he has made up for it. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/070 — archive.org (8:02)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.