The Ruling on Catching the Congregational Prayer at the Final Tashahhud

Question:
The last question in this episode. This questioner says: Some people, may Allah guide us and them, say that this person delays in his house until the prayer is established and the imam sits for the final tashahhud. He says: I caught the virtue of the congregation and the reward of the congregation by catching the tashahhud. What is your opinion?

Answer:
This is ignorance on his part, and he is attributing to Allah what he does not know. The congregation is not caught except by catching a complete rak'ah, as in the hadith. It is not caught by catching the imam before the taslim. So this is one who abandons the congregational prayer and is lazy about it. He has a great sin upon him. He must repent to Allah and hasten to the congregational prayer from its beginning with the imam. Yes.