Can a munfarid become an imam if someone joins them during salah?

assalam u alaykum recently someone asked me what if a munfarid is reading salaat then someone comes and joins him does the munfarid become imaam i was wondering if the muftis could answer this question jazakah hu khair
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Bismillah

Al-jawab billahi at-taufeeq (the answer with Allah’s guidance)

No, the Munfarid does not become Imam.

And Only Allah Ta’ala Knows Best.

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Moulana Qamruz Zaman
London, UK

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This answer was collected from MuftiSays.com, based in London (UK). It is one of the fruits of Darul Uloom London. Many ‘ulama are involved in answering the Q&A on the site, including: Shaikul Hadeeth Mufti Umar Farooq Sahib, Mufti Saifur Rahman Sahib, Mufti Abdullah Patel Sahib, Maulana Qamruz Zaman Sahib, Mufti Abu Bakr Karolia Sahib.

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