The ruling on the prayer of one who transitions from praying alone to following an imam

The questioner : If he transitions from praying alone to following an imam. Brother.

The Shaykh : Yes, meaning he prayed alone, then the congregation arrived, so he joined them as a follower. Is the prayer valid or not?

The questioner : The stronger opinion. Hmm? The stronger opinion.

The Shaykh : It is valid. Yes. Good.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : By analogy.

The questioner : By analogy to.

The Shaykh : The transition of the one praying alone.

The questioner : Until we meet again.

The Shaykh : To the imam. Good. And the second opinion.

The questioner : The second opinion is that it is not valid. Because it is not his intention.

The Shaykh : Not the intention. And does the author agree with the school of thought on this? Come on, O Lord. Shaybah.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : He agrees with it. Good. And the evidence is the statement of the author of al-Shuhur: If the one praying alone.

The questioner : Now, first, from the path of.

The Shaykh : Following the imam.

The questioner : It is invalid.

The Shaykh : It was not valid. Good, it is valid.