Two entered with the imam before the taslim, so does one of them lead the other?
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it valid if two men enter the mosque and the imam has finished the last bowing, as we indicated, and one of them says to the other, "You are my imam when the imam says the taslim," and then they enter with the first congregation and complete the remaining part of the rak'ah, and then they stand to perform the prayer, with one of them leading the other?
Answer:
There is no harm in that, and if each one prays for himself, that is better; each one completes it for himself, and praise be to Allah. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf in prayer during the expedition to Tabuk, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to relieve himself during the Fajr prayer and was delayed from the people, so they appointed 'Abd al-Rahman and he prayed with the people in the expedition to Tabuk. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came with al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah and found that the people had appointed 'Abd al-Rahman and had prayed one rak'ah. When 'Abd al-Rahman saw him, he wanted to step back, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured to him to stay in his place and complete the prayer. So 'Abd al-Rahman completed the prayer with the people, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and al-Mughirah prayed with 'Abd al-Rahman the remainder of the prayer. When 'Abd al-Rahman said the taslim, each one made up what he had missed; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made up his rak'ah, and al-Mughirah made up what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not led him in. This indicates that if they pray with the imam and have missed some of it, each one completes it for himself; this is the best, each one completes it for himself and does not need one of them to lead the other.
If one of them led the other, the prayer would be valid; there is no obstacle to its validity. But for each one to make up for himself, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and al-Mughirah did, that is more preferable; each one completes it for himself after the imam says the taslim.
The questioner asks: Is it valid if two men enter the mosque and the imam has finished the last bowing, as we indicated, and one of them says to the other, "You are my imam when the imam says the taslim," and then they enter with the first congregation and complete the remaining part of the rak'ah, and then they stand to perform the prayer, with one of them leading the other?
Answer:
There is no harm in that, and if each one prays for himself, that is better; each one completes it for himself, and praise be to Allah. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf in prayer during the expedition to Tabuk, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to relieve himself during the Fajr prayer and was delayed from the people, so they appointed 'Abd al-Rahman and he prayed with the people in the expedition to Tabuk. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came with al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah and found that the people had appointed 'Abd al-Rahman and had prayed one rak'ah. When 'Abd al-Rahman saw him, he wanted to step back, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured to him to stay in his place and complete the prayer. So 'Abd al-Rahman completed the prayer with the people, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and al-Mughirah prayed with 'Abd al-Rahman the remainder of the prayer. When 'Abd al-Rahman said the taslim, each one made up what he had missed; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made up his rak'ah, and al-Mughirah made up what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not led him in. This indicates that if they pray with the imam and have missed some of it, each one completes it for himself; this is the best, each one completes it for himself and does not need one of them to lead the other.
If one of them led the other, the prayer would be valid; there is no obstacle to its validity. But for each one to make up for himself, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and al-Mughirah did, that is more preferable; each one completes it for himself after the imam says the taslim.
Source
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