If I get up for Fajr and know that I will not catch the imam in the second rak'ah, is the congregation obligatory for me?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I get up for Fajr and the imam is in the last part of the second rak'ah, and I am convinced that I will not catch up with the congregation, is the congregation obligatory for me in this situation?
Answer:
Yes, as long as you have not prayed the congregation, you go to the mosque. Perhaps you will find people like you who missed the prayer, so pray with them as a congregation. Go to the mosque, or one of them may get up and pray with you, so go to the mosque. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I get up for Fajr and the imam is in the last part of the second rak'ah, and I am convinced that I will not catch up with the congregation, is the congregation obligatory for me in this situation?
Answer:
Yes, as long as you have not prayed the congregation, you go to the mosque. Perhaps you will find people like you who missed the prayer, so pray with them as a congregation. Go to the mosque, or one of them may get up and pray with you, so go to the mosque. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [31 /641]إذا قمت للفجر وعلمت أني لن أدرك الإمام في الركعة الثانية فهل تجب علي الجماعة؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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