If you enter the mosque and the imam is in the final tashahhud, do you join him or establish another congregation?

The questioner : If you find the imam, and you enter the mosque while the imam is in the final tashahhud, do you come and sit with him, or do you wait until?

The Shaykh : If he knows that he will catch up with the congregation, he does not join; otherwise, he sits.

The questioner : Now, if he catches up with the congregation and the imam has not yet said the taslim, and he establishes the prayer, the imam has not said the taslim in the final tashahhud and establishes the prayer with those with him,

The Shaykh : It does not help.

The questioner : It is the saying: If you stand for the prayer while the prayer is on two rak'ahs.

The Shaykh : How? This is when the imam has prayed, the imam’s ranks have ended the prayer, as for us, joining with him does not benefit me,

The questioner : and even if he has not said the taslim, he establishes the prayer.

The Shaykh : Yes, but if he is close to the praying people, he does not do it, he does not disturb them.