Entering the prayer with the imam in the final tashahhud or waiting for another congregation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man came to the prayer and the imam was in the final tashahhud. Does he enter with him immediately, or does he wait in case another congregation comes? Which is better?
Answer:
If he knew that people were coming after him, or if it was more likely in his mind that people would come, he waits. But if it was not more likely in his mind that anyone would come, he enters with the imam to obtain the reward. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man came to the prayer and the imam was in the final tashahhud. Does he enter with him immediately, or does he wait in case another congregation comes? Which is better?
Answer:
If he knew that people were coming after him, or if it was more likely in his mind that people would come, he waits. But if it was not more likely in his mind that anyone would come, he enters with the imam to obtain the reward. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في أن لذة النظر إلى وجه الله يوم القيامة تابعة للتلذذ بمعرفته ومحبته في الدنيا — islamhouse.com (1:14:40)
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