The ruling on the tashahhuds for one who catches the imam in the last rak'ah
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The questioner:
If I catch the second rak'ah of the Dhuhr prayer, or if I catch the last rak'ah, then there will be three tashahhuds for me. What do I recite in the tashahhud for the first, the second, and the third? And in which tashahhud do I limit myself to the tahiyat only, without the Ibrahimiyyah prayer? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
The tashahhud that I am studying with him is for the sake of following only. So this is done for the sake of following only, unless you catch two rak'ahs with the imam. If you catch two rak'ahs with the imam, and he sits for the final tashahhud, then you consider this to be the first tashahhud for you. You repeat the recitation of the tahiyat in it. When the imam says the taslim, you stand up and make up what you missed, then you sit for the final tashahhud. So what you performed with the imam in this case is the first tashahhud for you, because you caught two rak'ahs with him. As for if you did not sit with him for more than one rak'ah, then you sit with him afterwards for the sake of following, and you do not consider this sitting to be anything. So when you come to the second rak'ah after the imam's speech, you sit for the first tashahhud, then you stand up and complete the rest of your prayer, then you sit for the final tashahhud after which you say the taslim.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. May Allah reward you. The first tashahhud in which he sat with the imam for the sake of following. What does he say while sitting in the prayer?
The Shaykh:
He recites the tahiyat. He recites the tahiyat and repeats them until the imam says the taslim.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. So he recites in the first tashahhud in the first sitting and the second sitting.
The Shaykh:
He recites the first tashahhud. The first one that counts for him if he caught the imam for two rak'ahs. As for the third, it is a customary occurrence. May Allah reward you.
If I catch the second rak'ah of the Dhuhr prayer, or if I catch the last rak'ah, then there will be three tashahhuds for me. What do I recite in the tashahhud for the first, the second, and the third? And in which tashahhud do I limit myself to the tahiyat only, without the Ibrahimiyyah prayer? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
The tashahhud that I am studying with him is for the sake of following only. So this is done for the sake of following only, unless you catch two rak'ahs with the imam. If you catch two rak'ahs with the imam, and he sits for the final tashahhud, then you consider this to be the first tashahhud for you. You repeat the recitation of the tahiyat in it. When the imam says the taslim, you stand up and make up what you missed, then you sit for the final tashahhud. So what you performed with the imam in this case is the first tashahhud for you, because you caught two rak'ahs with him. As for if you did not sit with him for more than one rak'ah, then you sit with him afterwards for the sake of following, and you do not consider this sitting to be anything. So when you come to the second rak'ah after the imam's speech, you sit for the first tashahhud, then you stand up and complete the rest of your prayer, then you sit for the final tashahhud after which you say the taslim.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. May Allah reward you. The first tashahhud in which he sat with the imam for the sake of following. What does he say while sitting in the prayer?
The Shaykh:
He recites the tahiyat. He recites the tahiyat and repeats them until the imam says the taslim.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. So he recites in the first tashahhud in the first sitting and the second sitting.
The Shaykh:
He recites the first tashahhud. The first one that counts for him if he caught the imam for two rak'ahs. As for the third, it is a customary occurrence. May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 099 من المجموعة الأولى للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (8:44)
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