The Latecomer Joining the Imam and Waiting for the Second Congregation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, in the chapter that a latecomer joins the imam in whatever state he is in. You mentioned that if a person enters the mosque, he joins the imam even if the imam is in the final tashahhud. Then, may Allah preserve you, last week when you were asked, you said that if a person knows there is another congregation and the imam is in the final tashahhud, he waits until the imam says the taslim, then he prays with the second congregation. He says: Does this apply in all cases? I ask for clarification.
Answer:
This is clear: if he is not informed that people are coming, he sits with the imam and does not miss the virtue. But if he is informed that people are coming, he waits for them. However, if they come and do not establish the prayer, then when the imam says the taslim, they establish the prayer. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, in the chapter that a latecomer joins the imam in whatever state he is in. You mentioned that if a person enters the mosque, he joins the imam even if the imam is in the final tashahhud. Then, may Allah preserve you, last week when you were asked, you said that if a person knows there is another congregation and the imam is in the final tashahhud, he waits until the imam says the taslim, then he prays with the second congregation. He says: Does this apply in all cases? I ask for clarification.
Answer:
This is clear: if he is not informed that people are coming, he sits with the imam and does not miss the virtue. But if he is informed that people are coming, he waits for them. However, if they come and do not establish the prayer, then when the imam says the taslim, they establish the prayer. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في إمامة الصبي — islamhouse.com (1:05:51)
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