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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does the one who joins the prayer late recite what he missed aloud or silently?

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Question:
I have a question, and I hope for a detailed explanation from the Honorable Shaykh regarding how the one who joins the prayer late performs the prayer. For example, if a person enters the mosque during the time of the 'Isha' prayer and catches two rak'ahs of the loud recitation, and after the imam says the taslim, the one who joined late stands up to complete the two rak'ahs. The question is: does he pray the two rak'ahs aloud with al-Fatihah and a surah, or does he pray silently with al-Fatihah only? And likewise in the other prayers?

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions. To proceed: The correct opinion among the scholars is that what the one who joins the prayer late catches is considered the beginning of his prayer, and what he makes up after his imam's taslim is considered the end of his prayer. This is based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
and pray whatever you get (with the people) and complete the rest which you have missedفما أدركتم فصلوا وما فاتكم فأتموا،
Sahih al-Bukhari 635
This indicates that what the one who joins the prayer late makes up after his imam's taslim is the end of his prayer, because it was considered as such, since the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) considered it a completion of the prayer.
Based on this, he does not recite aloud what he brings after his imam's taslim if it is after the first tashahhud. However, if it is before the first tashahhud, he recites aloud in the night prayers, such as Maghrib and 'Isha'. Yes, such as Maghrib and 'Isha'. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يقضي المسبوق ما فاته جهرا أم سرا؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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