Prostrating with the imam when entering the mosque while he is prostrating
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If I enter the mosque and the imam is prostrating, do I prostrate with him immediately, or do I wait until he rises from his prostration?
The Shaykh:
Do not prostrate with him, because this is following (mutaba'ah), and there is additional reward in it. Do not worry about what he says. Yes. Enter with them. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from France says: In France, we have
The Shaykh:
And in the athar (report from a Companion or successor), it is said: If one comes and the imam is in a certain state, let him be with him in that state. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If I enter the mosque and the imam is prostrating, do I prostrate with him immediately, or do I wait until he rises from his prostration?
The Shaykh:
Do not prostrate with him, because this is following (mutaba'ah), and there is additional reward in it. Do not worry about what he says. Yes. Enter with them. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from France says: In France, we have
The Shaykh:
And in the athar (report from a Companion or successor), it is said: If one comes and the imam is in a certain state, let him be with him in that state. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 53 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/صوت المعازف/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:04:02)
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