Clarifying the Ruling on Speaking for the Benefit of the Prayer
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Question:
And among the matters we hope you will clarify is the operative cause of the ruling on what permits speaking for the benefit of the prayer, and the apparent gap between the word and the circle in that regard.
Answer:
Regarding the benefit of the prayer, if it becomes unclear to them when the imam concludes the prayer before completing it and they return, whether the prayer was completed or not? This is for its benefit, just as occurred with the Companions and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the report of the man with two hands.
And among the matters we hope you will clarify is the operative cause of the ruling on what permits speaking for the benefit of the prayer, and the apparent gap between the word and the circle in that regard.
Answer:
Regarding the benefit of the prayer, if it becomes unclear to them when the imam concludes the prayer before completing it and they return, whether the prayer was completed or not? This is for its benefit, just as occurred with the Companions and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the report of the man with two hands.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب شروط الصلاة — islamhouse.com (1:13:33)
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