The ruling on shortening the prayer behind an imam who completes it
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Question:
The questioner from al-Zulfi, Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. Is it permissible for a traveler to be content with the two rak'ahs he catches up with a resident in the 'Asr prayer while he is on the road?
Answer:
No, my brother. If the resident completes the prayer—if the one praying, if the imam completes the prayer, whether he is a traveler or a resident—you must complete the prayer following the imam. This is the obligatory sunnah. It is not permissible for you to shorten the prayer behind one who completes it, as some ignorant people do. Your ruling is the same as the imam's in this matter. And if you shorten the prayer behind him while he is completing it, your prayer is not valid. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
The questioner from al-Zulfi, Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. Is it permissible for a traveler to be content with the two rak'ahs he catches up with a resident in the 'Asr prayer while he is on the road?
Answer:
No, my brother. If the resident completes the prayer—if the one praying, if the imam completes the prayer, whether he is a traveler or a resident—you must complete the prayer following the imam. This is the obligatory sunnah. It is not permissible for you to shorten the prayer behind one who completes it, as some ignorant people do. Your ruling is the same as the imam's in this matter. And if you shorten the prayer behind him while he is completing it, your prayer is not valid. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/220 — archive.org (15:50)
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