What must the ma'mum recite

The questioner : May Allah bless you. May Allah bless you, hello, peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.

The questioner : I beg of you, I want to ask Honorable Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih, yes, Honorable Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih.

The Shaykh : Yes, he is the one speaking to you.

The questioner : Welcome, Shaykh. Your Eminence the Shaykh, yes, I am with you, Shuqi Faraj, an Egyptian citizen residing in Saudi Arabia.

The presenter : Your question, my brother.

The questioner : In the congregational prayer, during the four-rak'ah and three-rak'ah prayers, if the ma'mum enters after one or two rak'ahs, does he recite al-Fatihah and a surah and verses when he makes up what he missed, or only al-Fatihah?

The Shaykh : He recites al-Fatihah, then if the imam bows, he bows with him. And if the imam continues reciting a surah after al-Fatihah,

The questioner : No, in what he missed, in what he missed, meaning the one who...

The Shaykh : Meaning if he makes up, meaning what he made up.

The questioner : The recitation, yes.

The Shaykh : In making up the prayer, he recites only al-Fatihah.

The questioner : Only al-Fatihah.

The Shaykh : As long as he caught up with the imam for two rak'ahs, then what he makes up is the end of his prayer.

The questioner : The end of his prayer.

The Shaykh : And in the end of the prayer, there is only al-Fatihah.

The questioner : May Allah open the door of knowledge for you. Most days, they do not wait a few seconds for reciting al-Fatihah.

The Shaykh : Okay, he continues, he continues reciting al-Fatihah even if the imam is reciting.

The questioner : Meaning so that he does not hear the Qur'an.

The Shaykh : Al-Fatihah; there is no prayer for the imam without it.

The questioner : Yes, al-Fatihah immediately. May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh.