What is the ruling on the prayer of the followers if their imam is delayed, knowing that the imam dislikes that?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon the noblest of the prophets and messengers, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions:
The question asks: Is it permissible to pray without the imam if he is delayed for a short time without his permission?
And what is the ruling on the prayer of that imam and the prayer of the followers if they know that the imam dislikes that?
The Shaykh : He asks about praying without the imam if he is delayed, is it permissible or not permissible?
If he has given them permission and said, "If I am delayed for ten minutes or a quarter of an hour, pray," then the matter is clear: if the time has passed, they pray. If he has not given them permission, it is forbidden for them to pray unless he is delayed for a long time and it is not possible to contact him, in which case they pray. If they pray without his permission, some scholars said:
Their prayer is invalid, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 673a, so they said: This is a forbidden prayer, so it is invalid.
And some scholars said: The forbidden thing is the act only, and the prayer is valid.
And what I see regarding the imam, if he has circumstances that necessitate his delay, is that he should say to the mu'adhdhin: "If I am delayed for ten minutes, for example, then give the iqamah for the prayer."
The questioner : What is the ruling on the one who prayed without permission?
The Shaykh : The one who prayed without permission and without a cause is sinful, but I told you now that the more important thing is this: the prayer is invalid according to many scholars, meaning they must repeat the prayer.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon the noblest of the prophets and messengers, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions:
The question asks: Is it permissible to pray without the imam if he is delayed for a short time without his permission?
And what is the ruling on the prayer of that imam and the prayer of the followers if they know that the imam dislikes that?
The Shaykh : He asks about praying without the imam if he is delayed, is it permissible or not permissible?
If he has given them permission and said, "If I am delayed for ten minutes or a quarter of an hour, pray," then the matter is clear: if the time has passed, they pray. If he has not given them permission, it is forbidden for them to pray unless he is delayed for a long time and it is not possible to contact him, in which case they pray. If they pray without his permission, some scholars said:
Their prayer is invalid, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
No man must lead another in prayer where (the latter) has authority
لا يؤمنَّ الرجلُ الرجلَ في سلطانه إلا بإذنهAnd some scholars said: The forbidden thing is the act only, and the prayer is valid.
And what I see regarding the imam, if he has circumstances that necessitate his delay, is that he should say to the mu'adhdhin: "If I am delayed for ten minutes, for example, then give the iqamah for the prayer."
The questioner : What is the ruling on the one who prayed without permission?
The Shaykh : The one who prayed without permission and without a cause is sinful, but I told you now that the more important thing is this: the prayer is invalid according to many scholars, meaning they must repeat the prayer.