Ruling on interrupting prayer to perform it in congregation
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His Eminence the Shaykh: A man caught up with the prayer in the final tashahhud before the taslim, and before he completed the prayer he had missed, he sensed people entering the mosque. So he interrupted his prayer and started a new congregation. Is this action of his prescribed, and what is the basis for it? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
This is permissible. It is not commanded, nor is it forbidden. The original ruling is that it is prohibited because he has entered into the obligatory prayer. However, considering that he wants to interrupt this act of worship to move to what is better, the scholars have permitted him to interrupt this prayer to pray it in congregation.
The questioner: Does he get the reward of the congregation?The Shaykh: And he has the reward of the congregation. They drew an analogy for this from the story of the man who came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said to him: (O Messenger of Allah! I vowed that if Allah opens up Makkah for you, I will pray in the House of the Sacred Sanctuary,He said: Pray it here. So he repeated it to him,He said: Pray it here. So he repeated it to him,He said: ) They said: This is because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted him to move to what is better, and the man interrupted this prayer to move to what is better.
This is permissible. It is not commanded, nor is it forbidden. The original ruling is that it is prohibited because he has entered into the obligatory prayer. However, considering that he wants to interrupt this act of worship to move to what is better, the scholars have permitted him to interrupt this prayer to pray it in congregation.
The questioner: Does he get the reward of the congregation?The Shaykh: And he has the reward of the congregation. They drew an analogy for this from the story of the man who came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said to him: (O Messenger of Allah! I vowed that if Allah opens up Makkah for you, I will pray in the House of the Sacred Sanctuary,He said: Pray it here. So he repeated it to him,He said: Pray it here. So he repeated it to him,He said: ) They said: This is because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted him to move to what is better, and the man interrupted this prayer to move to what is better.