Catching the congregation upon hearing the final tashahhud
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Sometimes I wake up from sleep and hear through the loudspeaker that the imam is in the final tashahhud. So, do I go to
The Shaykh:
How do you hear the final tashahhud? And who hears you in the final tashahhud? Yes.
The questioner:
He says: So, are you?
The Shaykh:
I mean, you expect that he is in the final tashahhud. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: So, do I go to the mosque to catch the prayer there, or should I pray with my wife at home?
The Shaykh:
If there is a mosque near you, seek a mosque where the prayer is established and go to it, and pray with the congregation. If there is no mosque near you, go to the mosque anyway; perhaps you will encounter people who are praying and missed the prayer, so you pray with them, or someone comes and you and he pray together. Go, go to the mosque to ascertain the situation. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Sometimes I wake up from sleep and hear through the loudspeaker that the imam is in the final tashahhud. So, do I go to
The Shaykh:
How do you hear the final tashahhud? And who hears you in the final tashahhud? Yes.
The questioner:
He says: So, are you?
The Shaykh:
I mean, you expect that he is in the final tashahhud. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: So, do I go to the mosque to catch the prayer there, or should I pray with my wife at home?
The Shaykh:
If there is a mosque near you, seek a mosque where the prayer is established and go to it, and pray with the congregation. If there is no mosque near you, go to the mosque anyway; perhaps you will encounter people who are praying and missed the prayer, so you pray with them, or someone comes and you and he pray together. Go, go to the mosque to ascertain the situation. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الأول في انقسام القلوب إلى صحيح وسقيم وميت — islamhouse.com (1:01:11)
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