Greeting the Imam for the Funeral Prayer for One Who Catches Two Rak'ahs
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if a person prays in his mosque and then goes to another mosque and finds them praying, and he catches two rak'ahs with them, is it permissible for him to say the closing salam with them in order to pray over the funeral?
Answer:
If he does not catch the iqamah, he does not join them. If he does not catch the iqamah, he does not join them. He only joins them if he catches the iqamah. He does not sit down while the prayer is being established and he does not pray; he prays with them, and it counts as a voluntary prayer for him, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. As for if he comes and they are already praying, he sits down, and there is no harm in that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, if a person prays in his mosque and then goes to another mosque and finds them praying, and he catches two rak'ahs with them, is it permissible for him to say the closing salam with them in order to pray over the funeral?
Answer:
If he does not catch the iqamah, he does not join them. If he does not catch the iqamah, he does not join them. He only joins them if he catches the iqamah. He does not sit down while the prayer is being established and he does not pray; he prays with them, and it counts as a voluntary prayer for him, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. As for if he comes and they are already praying, he sits down, and there is no harm in that. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الصيد والذبائح — islamhouse.com (1:10:01)
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