The Prayer of the Congregation Behind a Sitting Imam

The questioner:
'Abd al-Aziz, please, my brother 'Abd al-Aziz. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. May Allah reward you, Shaykh. If the imam is sitting, what is the situation of the congregation?

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
Repeat the question, 'Abd al-Aziz. If the imam is sitting, what is the situation of the believers? I mean, do they sit or do they stand?

The Shaykh:
I mean, he prayed while sitting. Yes.

The questioner:
'Abd al-Aziz is asking you, Shaykh. Yes, your neighbor has come out.

The Shaykh:
He is sick.

The questioner:
Yes, he is sick.

The Shaykh:
I say that if he started the prayer with them while sitting, they pray sitting.

The questioner:
Yes, and they formed a congregation and remained behind him in a second congregation.

The Shaykh:
I say that if he started the prayer while sitting, they pray sitting behind him. But if he started the prayer while standing and then became ill and sat down because he needed to sit, they continue standing and pray behind him while standing. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.