Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Q1) What is your opinion and ruling about a person who is praying alone and then someone joins him (as a Jamaat). Should be change intentions and become an Imam?

· 27 Rabiʻ II 1430 AH1 min readFatwa 17863English

Question

Q1) What is your opinion and ruling about a person who is praying alone and then someone joins him (as a Jamaat). Should be change intentions and become an Imam?

Q2) What is your opinion and ruling about a person who was late to congregational (Jamaat) prayer and he stands up to complete his missed Rakaat and another person joins him (as a Jamaat). Should be change intentions and become an Imam although his intention originally was that of a Muqtadi (follower)?

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

1. It is not a pre-requisite for the Imam to make intention of Imaamat in order for the Salaat to be valid. If one is performing Salaat alone and one joins him later, he could make the intention of being an Imaam. He will be rewarded for making the intention of being an Imaam.

[Bahishti Zewar Zam Zam pg130 v1]

2. According to the Hanafi Mazhab, It is not permissible to follow a Masbooq (late comer) in Salaat (prayer) nor is it permissible for him (Masbooq) to follow another Imaam.

And Allah knows best

Wassalamu Alaikum

Ml. Mohammed Moola,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

أَنَّهُ لَا يَجُوزُ اقْتِدَاؤُهُ وَلَا الِاقْتِدَاءُ بِهِ {فتاوي الهندية ج1 ص102}

وَكَذَا لَا يَصِحُّ اقْتِدَاءُ الْأُمِّيِّ بِالْأَخْرَسِ وَالْكَاسِي بِالْعَارِي وَالْمَسْبُوقِ في قَضَاءِ ما سَبَقَ بمثله {فتاوي الهندية ص ج}

Answered by
Ml. Mohammed Moola
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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