The Ruling on a New Imam Delaying the Prayer
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Question:
It earns us a scholar from among the scholars of the mosque imam who delayed, and they prayed in congregation when he arrived, and because they had finished the prayer, he said, "Establish the prayer," and he prayed a second time.
Answer:
This is an error on his part; he is ignorant of the legal issue, or it is an error on his part. It may be that the new imam advanced the time to the usual time, and he said that it was not the time, meaning that he prayed with them before the time of the imam's arrival, meaning before the usual time, so he considered this to be an error. Yes.
It earns us a scholar from among the scholars of the mosque imam who delayed, and they prayed in congregation when he arrived, and because they had finished the prayer, he said, "Establish the prayer," and he prayed a second time.
Answer:
This is an error on his part; he is ignorant of the legal issue, or it is an error on his part. It may be that the new imam advanced the time to the usual time, and he said that it was not the time, meaning that he prayed with them before the time of the imam's arrival, meaning before the usual time, so he considered this to be an error. Yes.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، تابع باب الإصلاح بين الناس : الحديث : [ 253 ] — islamhouse.com (8:37)
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