How does one make up the parts of the funeral prayer that he missed?

Question : If a person misses one or two takbirs in the funeral prayer, how does he make up what he missed?

Answer : If a man joins the funeral prayer at the third takbir, he supplicates for the deceased. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Pray for what you catch up with.” If he catches up with the imam while he is supplicating for the deceased, he supplicates for the deceased. Then, when the imam says the taslim after the fourth takbir, he has a choice: if he wishes, he says the taslim with the imam; if he wishes, he starts over from the beginning, saying the takbir and reciting Surat al-Fatihah, then saying the takbir and sending blessings upon the Prophet, then saying the takbir and saying the taslim. This is if the funeral is still present. However, if the people have carried the body away from the place of prayer, he continues the takbirs, saying: Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, and then says the taslim.