سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَأْتِي الْمَسْجِدَ وَ هُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَ قَدْ سَبَقَهُ الْإِمَامُ بِرَكْعَةٍ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ فَيَعْتَلُّ الْإِمَامُ فَيَأْخُذُ بِيَدِهِ فَيَكُونُ أَدْنَى الْقَوْمِ إِلَيْهِ فَيُقَدِّمُهُ فَقَالَ يُتِمُّ صَلَاةَ الْقَوْمِ ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغُوا مِنَ التَّشَهُّدِ أَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِمْ بِيَدِهِ عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَ الشِّمَالِ فَكَانَ الَّذِي أَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِمْ بِيَدِهِ التَّسْلِيمَ وَ انْقِضَاءَ صَلَاتِهِمْ وَ أَتَمَّ هُوَ مَا كَانَ فَاتَهُ أَوْ بَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Fazl Bin Shazaan, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Muawiya Bin Ammar who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> about the man who goes over to the Masjid and they are in the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>, and the Imam is ahead of him by one <span class="iTxt">Rak’at</span>, or more. So the Imam feels sick, so he grabs him by his hand, for he happens to be the closest one of the people to him and he asks him to lead. So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘He should complete the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> of the people, then be seated until they (the people) are free from the <span class="iTxt">Tashahhud</span>, gesturing towards them by his hand, to his right and to his left. Thus his gesturing towards them by his hand would be the <span class="iTxt">Salām</span> (greeting), and their <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> would be accomplished, and he would complete whatever was missed out on, or remains upon him’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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