The ruling on a ma'mum (one praying behind the imam) being delayed in following his imam in the prayer
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is being delayed in performing a pillar of the prayer with the imam, such as prostration, where the ma'mum is delayed and then when the imam raises his head, he prostrates after him, does this invalidate the prayer?
Answer:
If he does it intentionally, it invalidates the prayer. But if he did not do it intentionally, whether he was sleeping, inattentive, or the imam was fast, he performs the prostration after him and catches up with a valid prayer. If he did not do it intentionally, he performs it after him and the prayer is valid. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is being delayed in performing a pillar of the prayer with the imam, such as prostration, where the ma'mum is delayed and then when the imam raises his head, he prostrates after him, does this invalidate the prayer?
Answer:
If he does it intentionally, it invalidates the prayer. But if he did not do it intentionally, whether he was sleeping, inattentive, or the imam was fast, he performs the prostration after him and catches up with a valid prayer. If he did not do it intentionally, he performs it after him and the prayer is valid. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [699 -1024] حكم تأخر المأموم عن متابعة إمامه في الصلاة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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