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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a worshiper entering with the imam in the prostration for forgetfulness

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The questioner : Named, and the imam, meaning.

The Shaykh : Yes, this is a strange question. He says: If a worshiper comes and the imam is in the prostration for forgetfulness, does he enter with him or not?

The questioner : He does not know, one day.

The Shaykh : We do not look at it. If the prostration is before the closing salam, he enters with him; if the prostration is after the closing salam, he does not enter with him. Do you understand? Well, this is a problem. If he says, "I do not know whether the prostration is before the salam or after it?" Hmm? Yes.

The questioner : He attends the last tashahhud. How? And he may attend the last tashahhud, meaning he bets that he

The Shaykh : I say: If he did not see, and he does not know, do we say he does not enter so as not to expose his prayer to danger? Or do we say he enters, and if it becomes clear to him afterwards that the prostration for forgetfulness is after the salam, he repeats the prayer? It appears that the first option is less severe.

The questioner : Go ahead, say it.

The Shaykh : I say: Do not enter.

The questioner : Repeat it. How do you mean? The salvation is not

The Shaykh : He does not enter, because if he does not enter, he prays alone. But if he enters and then it becomes clear that the prostration is after the salam, and we say that his prayer is not valid, that is a problem.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 959إذا جاء مصلٍّ والإمام في سجود...📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com

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