The ruling on not entering the final tashahhud with the imam in order to wait for a second congregation
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Question:
A man says: I entered the mosque while the imam was in the final tashahhud, so I waited and did not join him until the congregation finished, and then I prayed alone. Is his action valid?
Answer:
His prayer is valid, but if he had taken advantage of the reward and joined them. Unless he expects people or knows that people will come to pray with him, in which case there is no harm. But if he does not know of anyone, he joins them to gain the virtue and follow the imam, and he does not wait until the taslim.
A man says: I entered the mosque while the imam was in the final tashahhud, so I waited and did not join him until the congregation finished, and then I prayed alone. Is his action valid?
Answer:
His prayer is valid, but if he had taken advantage of the reward and joined them. Unless he expects people or knows that people will come to pray with him, in which case there is no harm. But if he does not know of anyone, he joins them to gain the virtue and follow the imam, and he does not wait until the taslim.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1975] حكم عدم الدخول مع الإمام في التشهد الأخير من أجل انتظار جماعة ثانية - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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