The imam's voice cut out on Friday, and one of the ma'mums completed the prayer for us. What is the ruling on our prayer?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, in one of the congregations, we were praying in the private room when the microphone cut out. We waited a little while, and the imam was still praying. We waited a little, then one of the ma'mums stepped forward and completed the prayer for us. What is the ruling on our prayer?
And what should we do in such cases?
The Shaykh : If you had prayed the first rak'ah and were in the second, there is no harm.
The questioner : In the first.
The Shaykh : In the first?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. If you were in the first rak'ah, you have not yet caught up with the Jumu'ah, for Jumu'ah is not caught up except with one rak'ah, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Muwatta Malik 1:15 In this situation, you are required to leave the private room to the outside, or wait until he says the taslim, and then you pray Zuhr. So regarding what happened, we say: if they prayed Jumu'ah and completed two rak'ahs, they must repeat it as Zuhr, because it was not valid. This is a rule: if the power goes out in the second rak'ah, complete it, even if individually. Complete one rak'ah, because you have caught up with the Jumu'ah. But if it is the first rak'ah, no, you must catch up with the imam. Is there no opening in this basement?
The questioner : No, it does not.
The Shaykh : Or was it possible for one of you to go out and hear the imam?
The questioner : After we said the taslim, Shaykh, he was in the second rak'ah.
The Shaykh : And what about the one in the second rak'ah?
The questioner : The imam was in the second rak'ah.
The Shaykh : In any case, it is not valid.
The questioner : Meaning the imam was ahead of us.
The Shaykh : You were behind the imam, and you also did not catch up with the Jumu'ah; you did not catch up with a rak'ah with the imam. In any case, tell your brothers that they must repeat it as Zuhr.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
And what should we do in such cases?
The Shaykh : If you had prayed the first rak'ah and were in the second, there is no harm.
The questioner : In the first.
The Shaykh : In the first?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. If you were in the first rak'ah, you have not yet caught up with the Jumu'ah, for Jumu'ah is not caught up except with one rak'ah, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever catches a raka of the prayer has caught the prayer.
من أدرك ركعة من الصّلاة فقد أدرك الصّلاةThe questioner : No, it does not.
The Shaykh : Or was it possible for one of you to go out and hear the imam?
The questioner : After we said the taslim, Shaykh, he was in the second rak'ah.
The Shaykh : And what about the one in the second rak'ah?
The questioner : The imam was in the second rak'ah.
The Shaykh : In any case, it is not valid.
The questioner : Meaning the imam was ahead of us.
The Shaykh : You were behind the imam, and you also did not catch up with the Jumu'ah; you did not catch up with a rak'ah with the imam. In any case, tell your brothers that they must repeat it as Zuhr.
The questioner : If Allah wills.