Following a Latecomer in Prayer
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Question:
A questioner asks: What is the ruling on following a latecomer (masbuq) in prayer?
Answer:
If you had agreed with him beforehand. You arrive and the imam is in the last part of the prayer, and you say, "When the imam concludes the prayer, you will be our imam for the remainder," then there is no harm. However, if no agreement is reached between you, he does not become the imam during the prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner asks: What is the ruling on following a latecomer (masbuq) in prayer?
Answer:
If you had agreed with him beforehand. You arrive and the imam is in the last part of the prayer, and you say, "When the imam concludes the prayer, you will be our imam for the remainder," then there is no harm. However, if no agreement is reached between you, he does not become the imam during the prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما ما أفتى به الحسن وإبراهيم النخعي ومالك في إحدى الروايتين عنه — islamhouse.com (1:00:48)
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