The prayer of the one who stood with the imam for the fifth rak'ah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: We prayed behind an imam in the 'Isha' prayer, and the imam stood up for the fifth rak'ah. We alerted him, but he did not return. Some of the ma'mum stood with him, while others sat waiting for him to conclude the prayer, and they concluded it with him. He asks: Is the prayer of the one who stood with him valid?
Answer:
The one who stood with him while knowing that it was an extra rak'ah has invalidated his prayer. As for the one who stood with him without knowing, his prayer is valid.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: We prayed behind an imam in the 'Isha' prayer, and the imam stood up for the fifth rak'ah. We alerted him, but he did not return. Some of the ma'mum stood with him, while others sat waiting for him to conclude the prayer, and they concluded it with him. He asks: Is the prayer of the one who stood with him valid?
Answer:
The one who stood with him while knowing that it was an extra rak'ah has invalidated his prayer. As for the one who stood with him without knowing, his prayer is valid.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من : الوجه الثامن : أن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - قال : إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرىء ما نوى — islamhouse.com (1:04:44)
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