Is it permissible for the imam, after the iqamah, to wait for someone who is praying the greeting of the mosque?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If there is a person in the row praying the greeting of the mosque after the iqamah, does the imam wait for him to finish, or does he begin the takbir, even if there are people praying in that row?

Answer:
No, no, the imam does not wait for him. The ma'mum who is in a voluntary prayer cuts it off, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) . He cuts off the prayer, especially if he is at the beginning of it. He cuts off the prayer and joins the imam in the obligatory prayer. Yes, he does not continue with the voluntary prayer.