The prayer of the one who prays alone behind the row for the one who joins the prayer late
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on the prayer of a person praying alone behind the imam if a latecomer enters alone behind the row?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling on what?
The questioner:
What is the ruling on the prayer of a person praying alone behind the imam if a latecomer enters alone behind the row, and then another man enters with him before the imam finishes this rak'ah?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, I did not understand the question, yes.
The questioner:
He says: What is the ruling on the prayer of a person praying alone behind the imam if he enters...
The Shaykh:
The imam, or behind the row, is not to be behind the imam alone behind the row; this is a point of disagreement among the scholars. So, if he says the takbir alone behind the row, and then another person joins him before the prostration, his prayer is valid. But if he prostrates before anyone joins him, his prayer is invalid, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on the prayer of a person praying alone behind the imam if a latecomer enters alone behind the row?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling on what?
The questioner:
What is the ruling on the prayer of a person praying alone behind the imam if a latecomer enters alone behind the row, and then another man enters with him before the imam finishes this rak'ah?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, I did not understand the question, yes.
The questioner:
He says: What is the ruling on the prayer of a person praying alone behind the imam if he enters...
The Shaykh:
The imam, or behind the row, is not to be behind the imam alone behind the row; this is a point of disagreement among the scholars. So, if he says the takbir alone behind the row, and then another person joins him before the prostration, his prayer is valid. But if he prostrates before anyone joins him, his prayer is invalid, yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الإشارة في الصلاة لرد السلام أو حاجة تعرض — islamhouse.com (59:12)
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