The ruling on one who catches the imam in bowing and is uncertain whether he caught the rak'ah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: I caught the imam while he was bowing, so I said the takbir and bowed, but I am uncertain whether I caught him before he bowed or not? So do I count this rak'ah? If
Answer:
If it is more likely in your mind that you caught him in the bowing, then this is valid. And if it is the opposite, and it is more likely in your mind that he raised his head before your hands reached your knees—if it is more likely in your mind that he raised his head before you bowed, which is when your hands reach your knees—then you make up this rak'ah, considering it missed, or you make it up after the imam’s taslim.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: I caught the imam while he was bowing, so I said the takbir and bowed, but I am uncertain whether I caught him before he bowed or not? So do I count this rak'ah? If
Answer:
If it is more likely in your mind that you caught him in the bowing, then this is valid. And if it is the opposite, and it is more likely in your mind that he raised his head before your hands reached your knees—if it is more likely in your mind that he raised his head before you bowed, which is when your hands reach your knees—then you make up this rak'ah, considering it missed, or you make it up after the imam’s taslim.
Source
من شك أنه أدرك الإمام راكعا — alfawzan.live
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