One Who Delays Behind the Imam in Prostration Due to Forgetfulness
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person prayed behind an imam and prostrated with him, but he remained in prostration due to forgetfulness and did not stand up with the imam. When the imam said the takbir for bowing in the second rak'ah, the ma'mum realized and stood up from his prostration. He asks: What is obligatory for him?
Answer:
He should follow the imam. It is obligatory for him to follow the imam, and he is excused for what happened to him, whether it was sleep, forgetfulness, or not hearing, because some people have weak hearing, so perhaps he did not hear the imam. Such a person is excused, but he must continue to follow the imam.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person prayed behind an imam and prostrated with him, but he remained in prostration due to forgetfulness and did not stand up with the imam. When the imam said the takbir for bowing in the second rak'ah, the ma'mum realized and stood up from his prostration. He asks: What is obligatory for him?
Answer:
He should follow the imam. It is obligatory for him to follow the imam, and he is excused for what happened to him, whether it was sleep, forgetfulness, or not hearing, because some people have weak hearing, so perhaps he did not hear the imam. Such a person is excused, but he must continue to follow the imam.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الإشارة في الصلاة لرد السلام أو حاجة تعرض — islamhouse.com (48:40)
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