How does the ma'mum (one praying behind the imam) enter the prayer if he catches the imam in prostration?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the ma'mum catches the imam while he is in prostration, is it obligatory for the ma'mum to say the takbir, place his hands on his chest, and then prostrate, or does he say the takbir and prostrate directly? That is, prostrate
Answer:
directly and place the hands on the chest, this is if he is standing. But if he is in the process of prostrating continuously, he does not place his hands [on his chest]. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the ma'mum catches the imam while he is in prostration, is it obligatory for the ma'mum to say the takbir, place his hands on his chest, and then prostrate, or does he say the takbir and prostrate directly? That is, prostrate
Answer:
directly and place the hands on the chest, this is if he is standing. But if he is in the process of prostrating continuously, he does not place his hands [on his chest]. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يدخل المأموم في الصلاة إذا أدرك الإمام في السجود؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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