The First Tashahhud for One Who Joins the Prayer Late with Two Rak'ahs
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The questioner:
May Allah make your helpers content, O Shaykh. Now, if I pray and I miss two rak'ahs, am I required to sit and recite the first tashahhud?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
Repeat the question.
The questioner:
If I miss two rak'ahs, am I required to respond?
The Shaykh:
Following the imam exempts you from the first tashahhud.
The questioner:
Zaynab, you sit for the first tashahhud.
The Shaykh:
No, no, they do not lag behind the imam; they follow the imam.Sahih al-Bukhari 1236 If they follow him, the first tashahhud is exempted.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you, thank you.
May Allah make your helpers content, O Shaykh. Now, if I pray and I miss two rak'ahs, am I required to sit and recite the first tashahhud?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
Repeat the question.
The questioner:
If I miss two rak'ahs, am I required to respond?
The Shaykh:
Following the imam exempts you from the first tashahhud.
The questioner:
Zaynab, you sit for the first tashahhud.
The Shaykh:
No, no, they do not lag behind the imam; they follow the imam.
The Imam is to be followed
إنما جعل الإمام ليؤتم بهThe questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you, thank you.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 23 / فتاوى على الهواء - 17 07 1436هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (40:02)
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