Ruling on a person praying alone interrupting his prayer in order to join the congregation
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السؤل:
The questioner: W. M. B. from Riyadh says in his question: I joined the imam in the final tashahhud, and when he finished the prayer and I stood up to make up what I had missed, the mosque congregation entered and they called the iqamah. Is it permissible for me to interrupt my prayer to pray with them so that I may obtain the reward of the congregation, or is it permissible for me to turn it into a voluntary prayer and complete it with two light rak'ahs?
Answer:
It is permissible for you, O questioner, to interrupt it in order to pray with the congregation. You may also turn it into a voluntary prayer and complete it with two light rak'ahs, then join the congregation. This is more complete and better than completing your prayer alone. May Allah guide them all.
The questioner: W. M. B. from Riyadh says in his question: I joined the imam in the final tashahhud, and when he finished the prayer and I stood up to make up what I had missed, the mosque congregation entered and they called the iqamah. Is it permissible for me to interrupt my prayer to pray with them so that I may obtain the reward of the congregation, or is it permissible for me to turn it into a voluntary prayer and complete it with two light rak'ahs?
Answer:
It is permissible for you, O questioner, to interrupt it in order to pray with the congregation. You may also turn it into a voluntary prayer and complete it with two light rak'ahs, then join the congregation. This is more complete and better than completing your prayer alone. May Allah guide them all.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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