The Imam Lengthening the Bowing to Allow the Latecomer to Catch Up
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The Shaykh:
If the one who is not competent to manage it has an agent or a guardian, the zakah is paid to his agent or guardian so that they may spend it on his needs. However, if he has neither a guardian nor an agent and is not competent to manage it, you buy for him items that he can benefit from, such as clothes and food, and the like, if that is better for him and more beneficial to him. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah bless you. We move on to another question from Badr al-Hamidi from Yanbu. He asks: Is it permissible for the imam in prayer to lengthen the bowing so that the one who enters the mosque can catch up and complete the rak'ah, to help him do so?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he may prolong the bowing so that the one entering catches the unit of prayer with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do that. He (peace and blessings be upon him) would not raise his head from the bowing while he heard the sound of a sandal, but if the length of the bowing is difficult for the followers, he does not prolong it. He considers the conditions of those with him. But if it is not difficult for them, there is nothing wrong with it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
If the one who is not competent to manage it has an agent or a guardian, the zakah is paid to his agent or guardian so that they may spend it on his needs. However, if he has neither a guardian nor an agent and is not competent to manage it, you buy for him items that he can benefit from, such as clothes and food, and the like, if that is better for him and more beneficial to him. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah bless you. We move on to another question from Badr al-Hamidi from Yanbu. He asks: Is it permissible for the imam in prayer to lengthen the bowing so that the one who enters the mosque can catch up and complete the rak'ah, to help him do so?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he may prolong the bowing so that the one entering catches the unit of prayer with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do that. He (peace and blessings be upon him) would not raise his head from the bowing while he heard the sound of a sandal, but if the length of the bowing is difficult for the followers, he does not prolong it. He considers the conditions of those with him. But if it is not difficult for them, there is nothing wrong with it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/161 — archive.org (9:54)
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