Cutting the voluntary prayer to join the obligatory prayer
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The questioner:
Peace be upon you. Is it permissible for a person to interrupt a voluntary prayer to join the obligatory prayer?
The Shaykh:
For the pilgrim, if he sees a benefit, if there is a benefit, such as if he is praying a voluntary prayer and the obligatory prayer is about to be offered in congregation, he prays with them, cutting off the voluntary prayer to pray the obligatory prayer with them. If he has missed the prayer and has already said the opening takbir, he cuts it off and prays the obligatory prayer with the people, or he prays two rak'ahs of voluntary prayer and then prays the obligatory prayer with the people.
Peace be upon you. Is it permissible for a person to interrupt a voluntary prayer to join the obligatory prayer?
The Shaykh:
For the pilgrim, if he sees a benefit, if there is a benefit, such as if he is praying a voluntary prayer and the obligatory prayer is about to be offered in congregation, he prays with them, cutting off the voluntary prayer to pray the obligatory prayer with them. If he has missed the prayer and has already said the opening takbir, he cuts it off and prays the obligatory prayer with the people, or he prays two rak'ahs of voluntary prayer and then prays the obligatory prayer with the people.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، بداية من باب التحفظ من الغيبة واللغو وما يقول إذا شتم — islamhouse.com (54:29)
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