Al-Kāfi - The Book of Prayer

Chapter: One Performing Salah (Prayer) Partially behind an Imam Who then Asks Him to Lead because of Losing his Wudu’ 8ـ عَنْهُ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَ٠َّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠ْ وَهُوَ لاَ يَنْوِيهَا صَلاَةً فَأَحْدَثَ إِ٠ْ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ فَقَدَّ٠َهُ فَصَلَّى بِهِ٠ْ بِصَلاَتِهِ وَهُوَ لاَ يَنْوِيهَا صَلاَةً فَقَالَ لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ ٠ْ وَهُوَ لاَ يَنْوِيهَا صَلاَةً بَلْ يَنْبَغِي لَهُ أَنْ يَنْوِيَهَا صَلاَةً فَإِنْ كَانَ قَدْ صَلَّى فَإِنَّ لَهُ صَلاَةً أُخْرَى وَ إِلاَّ فَلاَ يَدْخُلْ ٠ْ قَدْ يُجْزِئُ عَنِ الْقَوْ٠8.

It is a narration from him (narrator of previous Hadith) by al-Fadl and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz from Zurarah who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about a man who comes to a people during their Salah (prayer) and he is not intending it to be Salah (prayer). Their Imam faces invalidation of his Wudu’ and holds the hand of this man and makes him to lead. He performs Salah (prayer) with them.

Is his Salah (prayer) sufficient to complete their Salah (prayer) while he has not intended it to be Salah (prayer)? He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not proper for a man to come to a people in their Salah (prayer) and not intend it to be Salah (prayer). It is proper for him to intend it to be Salah (prayer). If he has already performed Salah (prayer) he has another Salah (prayer).

Otherwise, he must not come to them; their Salah (prayer) is sufficient for them even if he did not intend it to be Salah (prayer).”’ حسن كالصحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (5/277))