The Imam Appointing a Latecomer as His Substitute in Prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Our imam appointed a man as his substitute who had missed a rak'ah. This man completed his rak'ah, while we sat down and did not complete the fifth rak'ah with him. Is what we did correct?
Answer:
Why should one who came during the prayer complete it? It is not permissible for the imam to appoint a latecomer as his substitute; he does not appoint a latecomer. He appoints someone who was present from the beginning of the prayer. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Our imam appointed a man as his substitute who had missed a rak'ah. This man completed his rak'ah, while we sat down and did not complete the fifth rak'ah with him. Is what we did correct?
Answer:
Why should one who came during the prayer complete it? It is not permissible for the imam to appoint a latecomer as his substitute; he does not appoint a latecomer. He appoints someone who was present from the beginning of the prayer. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الإيصاء بما يدخله النيابة من خلافة وعتاقة ومحاكمة في نسب وغيره — islamhouse.com (1:02:19)
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