How the Prayer Is Caught
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Question:
The questioner asks: By what is the prayer caught? And by what is the rak'ah caught?
Answer:
The prayer is caught by catching a rak'ah. If one enters with the imam before he raises his head from the final bowing, he has caught the congregation. The question is about the congregation, yes. It is caught by catching a rak'ah. If he comes after the imam has raised his head from the final bowing, he has not caught the congregation, but he enters with them for the sake of following and to obtain the reward. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: By what is the prayer caught? And by what is the rak'ah caught?
Answer:
The prayer is caught by catching a rak'ah. If one enters with the imam before he raises his head from the final bowing, he has caught the congregation. The question is about the congregation, yes. It is caught by catching a rak'ah. If he comes after the imam has raised his head from the final bowing, he has not caught the congregation, but he enters with them for the sake of following and to obtain the reward. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، باب قول الله تعالى: {حَتَّى إِذَا فُزِّعَ عَنْ قُلُوبِهِمْ — youtube.com (1:04:56)
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