What is the ruling on a traveler leading residents in prayer if he completes the prayer without shortening it?
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Question:
He says: I am a traveler, and sometimes they put me forward in some mosques to lead them in prayer, while they are residents. So I complete the prayer, fearing that they would say the closing salam with me before they have completed their prayer. What is the ruling on my doing this?
Answer:
Do what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did when he wanted to pray with the Muslims in the Sacred Mosque during the Battle of the Conquest. He said, "O people of Makkah, complete your prayer for yourselves, for we are a traveling people." He prayed with them and taught them that he shortens the prayer. When he said the closing salam, they stood up and completed their prayer for themselves. This is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did.
He says: I am a traveler, and sometimes they put me forward in some mosques to lead them in prayer, while they are residents. So I complete the prayer, fearing that they would say the closing salam with me before they have completed their prayer. What is the ruling on my doing this?
Answer:
Do what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did when he wanted to pray with the Muslims in the Sacred Mosque during the Battle of the Conquest. He said, "O people of Makkah, complete your prayer for yourselves, for we are a traveling people." He prayed with them and taught them that he shortens the prayer. When he said the closing salam, they stood up and completed their prayer for themselves. This is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم إمامة المسافر للمقيمين في الصلاة إذا أتم الصلاة ولم يقصرها؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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