How is the difficulty in the hadith “Whoever stands with the imam until he concludes the prayer” answered?

Question : The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, some people are confused by the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) , and his saying, even though there were no imams praying with the people at the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). How is this difficulty answered?

Answer : There is no difficulty in this at all, because he (peace and blessings be upon him) said , and the first one to fall under this generality is? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), so it is as if he said to them: Whoever stands with me until I conclude the prayer, the standing of the night is recorded for him. But he (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) intended to speak in general terms so that it would be general for the Ummah until the Day of Resurrection, so he said . Also, when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) established this for the Ummah, meaning the night prayer in Ramadan in congregation, he knew that the Ummah would take him as an example (peace and blessings be upon him), so it was correct for him to say .