What are the conditions for the issue of the imam waiting for the latecomer?
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The questioner : The conditions for these waits, brother. Yes, in your case? In the work?
The Shaykh : What are the conditions for these waits?
The questioner : First, that it does not cause hardship for the believers.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Also, the form of the prayer must not change significantly, meaning the structure of the prayer should not be altered. How so? For example, making the second rak'ah, or rather the last rak'ah, longer than the first rak'ah.
The Shaykh : And the waiting requires that it be lengthened to some extent. If it is lengthened too much, it becomes a hardship for the believers. For this reason, the author did not stipulate more than one condition, which is that it does not cause hardship for the believers. All right.
The Shaykh : What are the conditions for these waits?
The questioner : First, that it does not cause hardship for the believers.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Also, the form of the prayer must not change significantly, meaning the structure of the prayer should not be altered. How so? For example, making the second rak'ah, or rather the last rak'ah, longer than the first rak'ah.
The Shaykh : And the waiting requires that it be lengthened to some extent. If it is lengthened too much, it becomes a hardship for the believers. For this reason, the author did not stipulate more than one condition, which is that it does not cause hardship for the believers. All right.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3023ماذا يشترط في مسألة انتظار الإمام للداخل؟📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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