سَأَلْتُ أَحَدَهُمَا ( صلوات الله عليهما ) عَنْ إِمَامٍ أَمَّ قَوْماً فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَى وُضُوءٍ فَانْصَرَفَ وَ أَخَذَ بِيَدِ رَجُلٍ وَ أَدْخَلَهُ فَقَدَّمَهُ وَ لَمْ يَعْلَمِ الَّذِي قُدِّمَ مَا صَلَّى الْقَوْمُ قَالَ يُصَلِّي بِهِمْ فَإِنْ أَخْطَأَ سَبَّحَ الْقَوْمُ بِهِ وَ بَنَى عَلَى صَلَاةِ الَّذِي كَانَ قَبْلَهُ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Hadeed, from Jameel, from Zurara who said, ‘I asked one of the two (5<sup>th</sup> or 6<sup>th</sup> Imam<sup>asws</sup>) about a Imam who leads a group, so he remembers that he did not happen to be upon an ablution. So he leaves, and grabs a hand of a man and includes him. So he moves forward, and the one who moves forward does not know what the group has prayed (from the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>). He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘He should pray <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> with them. So if he were to err, the group should Glorify with him and build upon the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> which was before him’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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