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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If one catches the tashahhud with the imam in the Friday prayer, has he caught the Friday prayer?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Another questioner says: Shaykh, if a person comes to the Friday prayer and enters with the imam while the imam is in the tashahhud, is he considered to have caught the Friday prayer and should he pray two rak'ahs, or should he pray it as Zuhr?

Answer:
The Friday prayer is not caught unless one catches a complete rak'ah, as stated in the hadith. However, if he arrives and the imam has
he raised his head after the second rak'ahرفع رأسه من الركعة الثانية
Sunan Abi Dawud 1446Sahih (Al-Albani)
, he enters with him intending to pray Zuhr. When the imam concludes the prayer, he stands and prays four rak'ahs of Zuhr. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1868 - من أدرك التشهد مع الإمام في صلاة الجمعة، هل أدرك الجمعة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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