Is it permissible for a person praying alone to interrupt his prayer if another congregation is established in the mosque?
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh, I entered the mosque and the imam had finished the prayer, and I began to pray.
The Shaykh : And the imam had begun.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : You are saying: and the imam had begun the prayer.
The questioner : Excuse me, the imam had finished the prayer. I entered the mosque and the imam had finished the prayer, and I began to pray. Then two people entered behind me to pray a second congregational prayer. What is the ruling regarding me?
The Shaykh : This person is saying that he missed the prayer with the congregation, and when he began his prayer, two men came to pray in congregation. Should he leave his prayer or complete it? The answer is: if he completes his prayer, there is no blame on him. And if he leaves it and starts the prayer anew with the two who entered, there is no blame, because the reward for the first prayer has ended.
The Shaykh : And the imam had begun.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : You are saying: and the imam had begun the prayer.
The questioner : Excuse me, the imam had finished the prayer. I entered the mosque and the imam had finished the prayer, and I began to pray. Then two people entered behind me to pray a second congregational prayer. What is the ruling regarding me?
The Shaykh : This person is saying that he missed the prayer with the congregation, and when he began his prayer, two men came to pray in congregation. Should he leave his prayer or complete it? The answer is: if he completes his prayer, there is no blame on him. And if he leaves it and starts the prayer anew with the two who entered, there is no blame, because the reward for the first prayer has ended.