Entering the Congregation After the Prayer Has Begun and the Row Is Complete
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says (may Allah preserve him): I entered the mosque during the Fajr prayer, and the people were praying in the second rak'ah. He says: If I entered with them and the row was complete, is it permissible for me to pray behind the row?
The Shaykh:
No, do not pray alone behind the row,, Mishkat al-Masabih 1105 enter with the row, or enter to the right of the imam, or wait until someone comes to stand in the row with you. Yes.
The questioner:
And he says (may Allah preserve him): Is it permissible for me to enter between two of the praying men in the row?
The Shaykh:
If there is a space for you, if a space opens up, enter the row. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says (may Allah preserve him): I entered the mosque during the Fajr prayer, and the people were praying in the second rak'ah. He says: If I entered with them and the row was complete, is it permissible for me to pray behind the row?
The Shaykh:
No, do not pray alone behind the row,
There is no prayer for a single person behind the row
لا صلاة لفذ خلف الصفsaw a man praying alone behind the row and ordered him to repeat the prayer
ورأى صلى الله عليه وسلم رجلا يصلي وحده خلف الصف فأمره أن يعيد الصلاة،The questioner:
And he says (may Allah preserve him): Is it permissible for me to enter between two of the praying men in the row?
The Shaykh:
If there is a space for you, if a space opens up, enter the row. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ثم جرى الأمر على السداد والاستقامة والأمة واحدة والدين واحد والمعبود واحد — islamhouse.com (54:56)
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