If there are two imams leading the tarawih prayer, and I pray with one of them until he says the closing salam five times, is my departure with him recorded as standing in night prayer?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: If the imam departs after praying five closing salams with us, is this considered a departure, and is standing in night prayer recorded for me?
The Shaykh : After he prayed what?
The questioner : Five closing salams, then he departs and another imam comes?
The Shaykh : I mean, he is asking: If the tarawih is led by two imams, and the first one departs, is this considered a departure such that if I departed with him, standing in night prayer would be recorded for me? The answer is: No, it is not a departure, because the second imam prays as a substitute for the first imam. For this reason, we find that the first imam remains praying as a follower while the second imam prays as the leader. There is no departure until the prayer is completed. Yes.
The Shaykh : After he prayed what?
The questioner : Five closing salams, then he departs and another imam comes?
The Shaykh : I mean, he is asking: If the tarawih is led by two imams, and the first one departs, is this considered a departure such that if I departed with him, standing in night prayer would be recorded for me? The answer is: No, it is not a departure, because the second imam prays as a substitute for the first imam. For this reason, we find that the first imam remains praying as a follower while the second imam prays as the leader. There is no departure until the prayer is completed. Yes.