The one who stands to make up what he missed in prayer: is it permissible for others to follow him?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Your Eminence, is it permissible for another person to follow the one who is making up what he missed in prayer?
The Shaykh : Yes, I mean: the latecomer who entered with the imam during the prayer and then stands to make up what he missed, does anyone who entered with him follow him?
The questioner : It is a sequence following him.
The Shaykh : Yes, the scholars have differed on this issue. Some said that this is not valid and that it is not permissible for anyone to follow him. Others said that it is valid, but contrary to what is preferred. This is the closest view: it is valid, but contrary to what is preferred, and it is closer to religious innovation than to the Sunnah. This is because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did not do this. When a man missed part of the prayer, he would stand and make it up alone. Furthermore, as I mentioned, this leads to a sequence: the one who entered with this person who is making up his missed prayer would pray, and perhaps he would miss something—meaning this latecomer would make up his prayer after the one he followed. Then a third and fourth person would come, and in this situation, it becomes very clear that it is a religious innovation.
Your Eminence, is it permissible for another person to follow the one who is making up what he missed in prayer?
The Shaykh : Yes, I mean: the latecomer who entered with the imam during the prayer and then stands to make up what he missed, does anyone who entered with him follow him?
The questioner : It is a sequence following him.
The Shaykh : Yes, the scholars have differed on this issue. Some said that this is not valid and that it is not permissible for anyone to follow him. Others said that it is valid, but contrary to what is preferred. This is the closest view: it is valid, but contrary to what is preferred, and it is closer to religious innovation than to the Sunnah. This is because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did not do this. When a man missed part of the prayer, he would stand and make it up alone. Furthermore, as I mentioned, this leads to a sequence: the one who entered with this person who is making up his missed prayer would pray, and perhaps he would miss something—meaning this latecomer would make up his prayer after the one he followed. Then a third and fourth person would come, and in this situation, it becomes very clear that it is a religious innovation.