Ruling on holding more than one congregation in the same mosque
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If the mosque congregation finishes the prayer and another group enters to start the prayer, and a third group enters and starts the prayer, what is the ruling regarding the validity or invalidity of the second group?
As for the first group that established the prayer after missing the mosque congregation, they are rewarded and given reward for their action;By the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (The prayer of a man with another man is purer than his prayer alone, and his prayer with two men is purer than his prayer with one man, and the more there are, the more beloved it is to Allah), and because a man entered while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was praying with his Companions and he had missed the prayer, so he said: (Who will give charity to this man and pray with him? So some of the Companions stood up and prayed with him).
As for the third group that came while the second group was praying, and they prayed alone, these are those who have separated from the congregation of the Muslims, and I think they should repeat their prayer as a precaution; because they separated from the congregation, unless they have an excuse, such as saying: These are praying the 'Isha' prayer and we are praying the Maghrib prayer. They may have a doubt and a point of view, but even so, we see that they should join the second group, even if they are praying 'Isha' and these are praying Maghrib; because the difference in intention between the imam and the follower does not harm, according to the stronger position.
As for the first group that established the prayer after missing the mosque congregation, they are rewarded and given reward for their action;By the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (The prayer of a man with another man is purer than his prayer alone, and his prayer with two men is purer than his prayer with one man, and the more there are, the more beloved it is to Allah), and because a man entered while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was praying with his Companions and he had missed the prayer, so he said: (Who will give charity to this man and pray with him? So some of the Companions stood up and prayed with him).
As for the third group that came while the second group was praying, and they prayed alone, these are those who have separated from the congregation of the Muslims, and I think they should repeat their prayer as a precaution; because they separated from the congregation, unless they have an excuse, such as saying: These are praying the 'Isha' prayer and we are praying the Maghrib prayer. They may have a doubt and a point of view, but even so, we see that they should join the second group, even if they are praying 'Isha' and these are praying Maghrib; because the difference in intention between the imam and the follower does not harm, according to the stronger position.