A man entered the mosque and had missed the prayer, so he prayed alone, then another man came and offered to pray with him
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The questioner : A man entered and the one who had prayed the obligatory prayer with the imam offered to pray with him; what is this called, a congregation?
The Shaykh : This is a voluntary congregation.
The questioner : ... All right; they entered while they were praying, one entered, then a second, then a third, and they joined them?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Unless he considers it permissible to repeat the second congregation, but if he considers the second congregation not permissible, like us, and he sees that instead of one person there are now ten; he knows that this is a second congregation.
The questioner : I say; what is the original ruling? The original ruling is that the Prophet (peace be upon him) permitted it.
The Shaykh : One person; is that not so?
The questioner : A congregation... the situation is the same.
The Shaykh : Wait, wait, wait a moment, wait a moment.
Another questioner : The situation...
The Shaykh : The hadith is the same.
Another questioner : The situation was with one person.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : That is, the situation the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke about was when a man entered, and he said to one of them: Who will offer to pray with him?
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : This is the situation.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So are the other situations prohibited?
The Shaykh : What are the other situations in your understanding?
The questioner : The ones you mentioned, people entered and found a congregation and prayed with them.
The Shaykh : All right; did these who entered pray with the congregation?
The questioner : They were late; meaning they wanted to...
The Shaykh : The best speech is what is brief and sufficient; did they pray with the congregation? Say: No.
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : And the first one?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Then the issue is different.
The questioner : That is, it is not permissible to...
The Shaykh: Yes.
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes ... .
The Shaykh : This is a voluntary congregation.
The questioner : ... All right; they entered while they were praying, one entered, then a second, then a third, and they joined them?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Unless he considers it permissible to repeat the second congregation, but if he considers the second congregation not permissible, like us, and he sees that instead of one person there are now ten; he knows that this is a second congregation.
The questioner : I say; what is the original ruling? The original ruling is that the Prophet (peace be upon him) permitted it.
The Shaykh : One person; is that not so?
The questioner : A congregation... the situation is the same.
The Shaykh : Wait, wait, wait a moment, wait a moment.
Another questioner : The situation...
The Shaykh : The hadith is the same.
Another questioner : The situation was with one person.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : That is, the situation the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke about was when a man entered, and he said to one of them: Who will offer to pray with him?
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : This is the situation.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So are the other situations prohibited?
The Shaykh : What are the other situations in your understanding?
The questioner : The ones you mentioned, people entered and found a congregation and prayed with them.
The Shaykh : All right; did these who entered pray with the congregation?
The questioner : They were late; meaning they wanted to...
The Shaykh : The best speech is what is brief and sufficient; did they pray with the congregation? Say: No.
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : And the first one?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Then the issue is different.
The questioner : That is, it is not permissible to...
The Shaykh: Yes.
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes ... .
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