Sometimes the imam is quick in his prayer, bowing before the recitation is completed and saying the closing salam before I have finished the tashahhud. What must the ma'mum do in this case?
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The questioner : He says: Sometimes the imam is quick in his prayer, bowing before you have completed your recitation and saying the closing salam before you have finished the tashahhud. What must the ma'mum do in response to that?
The Shaykh : If the imam's speed prevents the ma'mum from doing something obligatory, then he must separate from him, i.e., detach himself from him, and complete the prayer for himself. For example, if you cannot read al-Fatihah before he bows, then you must pray alone and complete the prayer by yourself with tranquility. However, if the imam is quick before you complete the recitation after al-Fatihah, there is no blame on you to follow him, cut off the recitation, and bow, even if you did not complete the recitation you intended.
As for the tashahhud, if he says the closing salam before you have finished the tashahhud, then if you have not done the obligatory part, do the obligatory part and then say the closing salam. If you have done the obligatory part and only the recommended supplication remains for you, then say the closing salam with the imam, for following the imam is more preferable than lagging behind him.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This is a listener to the program, the student Mashal al-'Ufayy from the College of Sharia at the Islamic University in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah. He says, in fact, he has a set of questions, and perhaps we can review what is feasible in this episode, and the remaining questions in a future episode, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : ... only three.
The questioner : Yes. He says.
The Shaykh : If the imam's speed prevents the ma'mum from doing something obligatory, then he must separate from him, i.e., detach himself from him, and complete the prayer for himself. For example, if you cannot read al-Fatihah before he bows, then you must pray alone and complete the prayer by yourself with tranquility. However, if the imam is quick before you complete the recitation after al-Fatihah, there is no blame on you to follow him, cut off the recitation, and bow, even if you did not complete the recitation you intended.
As for the tashahhud, if he says the closing salam before you have finished the tashahhud, then if you have not done the obligatory part, do the obligatory part and then say the closing salam. If you have done the obligatory part and only the recommended supplication remains for you, then say the closing salam with the imam, for following the imam is more preferable than lagging behind him.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This is a listener to the program, the student Mashal al-'Ufayy from the College of Sharia at the Islamic University in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah. He says, in fact, he has a set of questions, and perhaps we can review what is feasible in this episode, and the remaining questions in a future episode, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : ... only three.
The questioner : Yes. He says.