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Is it permissible for the Imam to delay the Tasleem of the prayer until the latecomer joins the prayer, and is there an opinion that it is not permissible?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Indeed, Bukhari and Muslim narrated that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "I stand in prayer intending to prolong it, but then I hear the crying of a child, so I shorten my prayer, disliking to inconvenience his mother." Some scholars have used this as evidence for the permissibility of the imam waiting for someone to join so they can catch the congregational prayer, while others disliked it. The preponderant view is that if waiting does not harm the congregants, it is permissible; otherwise, it is not.

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