When a Rak'ah is Caught with the Imam
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Q2: I once prayed 'Asr, and I arrived while the imam was bowing in the first rak'ah, so I bowed with him. However, I did not feel at ease, and I said "Subhan Rabbi al-Azim" only once. Then the imam stood up quickly, so I performed a rak'ah in place of that one and prostrated for forgetfulness. What is the ruling?
A2: A rak'ah is only caught by catching the imam while he is bowing, even if the ma'mum catches only a small part, as long as he bowed before the imam rose from the bowing. Based on this, the questioner caught the first rak'ah with the imam, and his performing a rak'ah after the imam's taslim was not correct. However, since he did so out of ignorance, thinking
that he had not caught the first rak'ah, his prayer is valid, and he does not have to repeat it.
A2: A rak'ah is only caught by catching the imam while he is bowing, even if the ma'mum catches only a small part, as long as he bowed before the imam rose from the bowing. Based on this, the questioner caught the first rak'ah with the imam, and his performing a rak'ah after the imam's taslim was not correct. However, since he did so out of ignorance, thinking
that he had not caught the first rak'ah, his prayer is valid, and he does not have to repeat it.
Source
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