قَالَ يَحْيَى: وَسُئِلَ مَالِك ، عَنْ مُؤَذِّنٍ أَذَّنَ لِقَوْمٍ ثُمَّ انْتَظَرَ ، هَلْ يَأْتِيهِ أَحَدٌ فَلَمْ يَأْتِهِ أَحَدٌ فَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ ، وَصَلَّى وَحْدَهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ النَّاسُ بَعْدَ أَنْ فَرَغَ ، أَيُعِيدُ الصَّلَاةَ مَعَهُمْ؟ قَالَ: لَا يُعِيدُ الصَّلَاةَ ، وَمَنْ جَاءَ بَعْدَ انْصِرَافِهِ فَلْيُصَلِّ لِنَفْسِهِ وَحْدَهُ
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked: A muezzin waited for the people but no one came, so finally he gave the iqamah and prayed alone. After he finished the prayer, people arrived. Should the muezzin pray again with those people or not? Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, replied: The muezzin should not pray again, and those who have come should each pray individually.