The ruling on one who arrives while the imam is in the final tashahhud
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Question:
(may Allah preserve him), he says: What does one do if he arrives while the imam is in the final tashahhud?
Answer:
If he hopes, or it is more likely in his opinion, that someone will come to pray with him, he waits until other people arrive so they can pray in congregation, because the congregation of the first rak'ah was missed by them. If he is not waiting for anyone and no one is coming, he joins the imam. If the imam remains, when the imam says the taslim, he stands up and completes his prayer. He attains the virtue of following the imam.
(may Allah preserve him), he says: What does one do if he arrives while the imam is in the final tashahhud?
Answer:
If he hopes, or it is more likely in his opinion, that someone will come to pray with him, he waits until other people arrive so they can pray in congregation, because the congregation of the first rak'ah was missed by them. If he is not waiting for anyone and no one is coming, he joins the imam. If the imam remains, when the imam says the taslim, he stands up and completes his prayer. He attains the virtue of following the imam.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 208 من المجموعة الثالثة للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (6:02)
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