Joining the imam after he gives salam to the right
Question
The imam gave salam to the right, and before he gave salam to the left a person came and followed him. Is the iqtida’ valid or not?
Answer
It is not valid. [ar]وتنقض قدوة بالأول قبل عليكم[/ar] “The following [of the imam] ends with the first, before ‘alaykum’” (al-Durr al-Mukhtar), that is, with the first salam. [ar]قال في التجنيس: الإمام إذا فرغ من صلاته فلما قال: السلام، جاء رجل واقتدى به قبل أن يقول: عليكم، لا يصير داخلًا في صلاته[/ar] “In al-Tajnis it says: if the imam has finished his prayer and, when he…
Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya
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