Repeating the 'Asr prayer with the congregation with the intention of a voluntary prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I prayed the 'Asr prayer, then I arrived and found a congregation praying 'Asr. Is it better for me to pray with them and make it a voluntary prayer?
Answer:
Yes, if you prayed alone, if you prayed alone and arrived to find the prayer being established. But if you came and they were already praying, you do not pray with them because you have already prayed. However, if you arrived to find the iqamah being called, do not sit down; pray with them, and it will count as a voluntary prayer for you. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I prayed the 'Asr prayer, then I arrived and found a congregation praying 'Asr. Is it better for me to pray with them and make it a voluntary prayer?
Answer:
Yes, if you prayed alone, if you prayed alone and arrived to find the prayer being established. But if you came and they were already praying, you do not pray with them because you have already prayed. However, if you arrived to find the iqamah being called, do not sit down; pray with them, and it will count as a voluntary prayer for you. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يقتل من الدواب في الحرم والإحرام — islamhouse.com (58:30)
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