The voluntary prayer leader leading the obligatory pray-ers after the regular voluntary prayer of the midday prayer
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I prayed the regular voluntary prayer after the midday prayer, then some people came and prayed with me, and they made me the imam. So I became the imam for the midday prayer, which is voluntary for me and obligatory for them. Is this correct?
Answer:
It is correct, but it is obligatory for you, since you have completed the two units and said the closing salam, to tell them to complete the prayer for themselves. As for you continuing the prayer, that is not prescribed for their sake. If you continue the prayer, it becomes four units for their sake, which is not the case. Rather, you sat down, said the closing salam, and told them to complete the prayer for themselves. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I prayed the regular voluntary prayer after the midday prayer, then some people came and prayed with me, and they made me the imam. So I became the imam for the midday prayer, which is voluntary for me and obligatory for them. Is this correct?
Answer:
It is correct, but it is obligatory for you, since you have completed the two units and said the closing salam, to tell them to complete the prayer for themselves. As for you continuing the prayer, that is not prescribed for their sake. If you continue the prayer, it becomes four units for their sake, which is not the case. Rather, you sat down, said the closing salam, and told them to complete the prayer for themselves. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يقول إذا فرغ من وضوئه — islamhouse.com (1:02:11)
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